Can I detox off opiates using suboxone ?
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Can I detox off opiates using suboxone ?
I have about 9 suboxone left I got from a friend. I don't have money to go to the doc to get my own and I don't want to be depending on anything any more. A half of subox seems to last me all day and into the next morning. I guess my question is can I shorten my opiate withdraw by using these or will I just be prolonging the inevitable. I have heard that rehabs sometimes give these to people to detox in a short amount of time. THANK YOU for your replies. This is a great place.
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Taking subs is not going to really shorten the total detox period (if anything it makes it last longer), but if you wean down using those 9 you've got (like, you'll want to get down to much lower than 4mg/day) before you quit, there's decent chance the w/d's will be less painful than they would've been had you just gone cold-turkey from whatever short-acting opioids you were getting high on before.
If you don't wean down, they are just prolonging the inevitable, and possibly making it worse. Stepping off of 4mg/subs per day is no picnic at all. You might *think* you're okay because w/d's will take a couple days to kick in ... but they WILL kick in, and they'll not be fun.
Welcome to the boards, and best of luck to you
If you don't wean down, they are just prolonging the inevitable, and possibly making it worse. Stepping off of 4mg/subs per day is no picnic at all. You might *think* you're okay because w/d's will take a couple days to kick in ... but they WILL kick in, and they'll not be fun.
Welcome to the boards, and best of luck to you
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