Unexpected Ways to Enrich your Recovery
Entering recovery opens up a new world to you after you’ve felt the deep darkness of addiction and how it can deplete the joy and energy you once had for hobbies and interests. Through treatment, you work with substance use counselors to get you onto a healthy path to recovery by working out past issues […]
Will Methadone or Suboxone Show in a Drug Screening?
Methadone and Suboxone help patients manage their withdrawal symptoms and cravings during medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Since they count as opioids, some patients worry that they will show up on drug tests for work or sports. These medicines infrequently appear on drug screenings, and patients have protections even if they show positive results. Learn more about […]
How Long Does Buprenorphine Stay in Your System?
As someone taking buprenorphine or considering treatment, you may wonder how long it stays in your system. Every medication has a half-life, the length of time it circulates through the body. This half-life impacts how long you feel its effects and when it will show up on a drug screen. Learning how long buprenorphine stays […]
How Long After Methadone Can I Take Suboxone?
Contributor: Dr. Joseph Py, DO FASAM Patients in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) are prescribed methadone, buprenorphine or buprenorphine with naloxone (Suboxone®, Zubsolv®, etc.), for opioid use disorder or, commonly, opioid addiction. These medications work due to their ability to eliminate withdrawal, decrease craving and normalize brain function. Similar to other treatments for medical disorders, a person […]
Suboxone® High: Everything You Should Know
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 2.1 million people had an opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2016. The majority of people with OUD had an addiction to prescription pain pills. Over half a million people had an addiction to heroin. Every day, more than 130 people die in the United States after […]
Staying Sober During Difficult Times
Experiencing the highs and lows of life in recovery can pose some difficulties, especially during the first several months. Negative experiences and emotions can be powerful relapse triggers that even the most experienced and successfully sober person may have trouble dealing with. Stress, pain, anxiousness, hopelessness, and other negative reactions to things that can happen […]
The Power of Inspiration During Recovery
The road to addiction recovery is a winding one, with many twists and turns along the way. One of the most important things to keep in your recovery toolbox while on this journey is the power of inspiration and self-encouragement. There will be days where you won’t feel your best, but it’s crucial to keep […]
Low Self-Worth and Addiction: How to Make Counseling Effective in Recovery
The way you view and value yourself as a person is your self-esteem. As you grow from childhood into a young adult, you begin to learn about what your worth is as a human, but sometimes things don’t always turn out as they should. Some people go through negative experiences or have poor influences in […]