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Well, it's complicated. My wonderful addictionologist doctor has explained to me that there is a center in your brain that creates the craving sensations, and that suboxone and methadone affect this center, blocking all sorts of cravings. Even for food and cigarettes.
But there are addicts who continue to use cocaine or other drugs while on opiate blockers anyway. Perhaps that is because even though we don't get the biochemical, physical cravings, our thought processes are still those of an addict.
That is why we need another program in addition to the medications to stay off of other drugs. The fellowship you experience at NA can help with the thought processes that can override the blocked cravings, in my opinion and experience. So can step work.
Love,
KJ
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