Short Term Suboxone Use VS Long Term Use: Pros and Cons

You may be struggling with choosing a short term Suboxone use strategy or a long term Suboxone plan. I want you to think about Suboxone differently from how others may have explained it to you. It just may save your life.
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[@Discovering_Nicole1]

Thankyou for helping Educate people who do not understand suboxone... We as recovering addicts go thru enough judgement, We do not need it from other addicts. Take it slow yall. Get on a stable dose & Build your recovery foundation. If you shot dope for 10 yrs, you can not expect to be sober Over night. It takes time. Recovery comes from within. You can be completely sober from all substances & have No recovery at all. Addiction & dependence are 2 very different things!

[@drugandalcoholaddictioninf4783]

Dr B taught us. No one is an addict. It’s people dealing with addiction. You are great you are amazing

[@lukasvilla2657]

Real talk

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except Porn Addiction! Libido suppress appetite and cravings! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only

[@cathyt144]

Amen

[@charlessoukup1111]

Exactly! I'm 76 severe chronic pain plus limited mobility due to a prior concussion. In day 5 of getting off opioids now using very small pieces of box...like 6 PC's per strip. It helps SOME for pain, but I am still DEPENDENT on SOMETHING for pain. Putting up with it so far.

[@libertysuspended5215]

I’m in Tennessee and I’ll tell you one thing we don’t have doctors like Dr. B we need more of him. I sure wish he was around here.

[@escapegoat32]

There is a good program at Vanderbilt if you’re near Nashville.

[@RP_76]

Suboxone was the best thing that ever happened to me. Almost 5 years clean and I have a life, a life where I don't steal or lie daily. I will always be thankful for what it has done for me. 💞

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

That is fantastic, Robin!

[@nirvairsinghbhullarnsb2237]

Plz rply how long u can use this medicne . I m on it from last 6 years n wanna leave it .

[@donkeyballs3307]

If your on suboxone, your not clean

[@RP_76]

@@donkeyballs3307 FOH with that bullshit.

[@donkeyballs3307]

@@RP_76 being clean means u could pass a drug test at any time ,for all substances, if your on suboxone ,your not passing any drug test ,ever

[@lukasvilla2657]

Finally a video I can relate to. I just started 8 mg suboxone two days ago and my cravings immediately disappeared, I have more motivation for life, things interest me again and I am excited for long term recovery. I was always scared of long term effects or having to get off it in the future but right now I will just stay focused on my recovery. If I have to take it for life so be it. I've spent 20 years chasing drugs and ruining my life, it sucks that society has injected these fears into our minds. The AA community is also very one sided when it comes to recovery. If you are not fully abstinent they look at you like an outsider. It's definitely an ideology that can be dangerous for people in early recovery. That shame and guilt keeps people prisoners of an idea.

[@palcanon6888]

A.A. N.A. C.A. fuck A!! Get on suboxine and stay on it!!!

[@confidential1035]

I’ve been on it for 10 months. My stomach isn’t the same and stool is thin and have to take miralax daily. I’m starting to taper so I can be fully off of everything. It’s served it’s purpose and allowed me to think about why the pills were my focus for so long, but now it’s time to get off.

[@lukasvilla2657]

@@confidential1035 right on. I'm on tapering as well. You can do it 🙏💪

[@lukasvilla2657]

@Max Smith yeah I'm off of it now. Tapered down to like 1/2 mg and jumped last week. I didn't want to be stuck on it for life.

[@lukasvilla2657]

@Max Smith I went from 8mg to 4mg for a week then 2 mg for a week, 1 mg for 3 days and 1/2 mg for 2 days, first 4 nights slept about 4-5 hrs. High dose vitamin c helped alot also magnesium at night and a ton of water. Physical fitness also helped me even if it was just forcing myself to do push ups.

[@stress-princess3432]

Suboxone gave me my life back. I hate to admit how overwhelmed with cravings and urges I was poisoned with. It changed the narrative from me being an addict NEEDING TO USE, to I'm sick and this medicine helps me live a comfortable life again.

[@eurothor]

Been on subs for 3yrs...been completely clean for 3 years. I also have a wonderful life one hell of a job and a loving relationship with my wife.

[@necromancer6897]

Be careful with your teeth I have lost all of mine . I have been on Suboxone for 20 years. I had good oral hygiene don’t let them tell you it dose not bother your teeth my wife as well we are both on it and both lost our teeth

[@C00LMakz392]

I was on subs 3 years. I am currently up at the crack of dawn because I quit taking them about 10 days ago with no taper. Why. Because I don’t know how to taper. I’m an ex junkie.

[@seangalligan7795]

I did them for 10 years. No joke. I had to do 30 days in jail and was completely broke. It took me forever to get my body right. It still effects me. It's no joke. Don't take it anymore. Try in whatever way u can to get rid of it. It just about killed me and made me want to kill myself. Good luck and it does serve a purpose but the cure can't be worse than the disease. I understand the addiction and subs make it right but stop taking subs and it's insane. God bless

[@C00LMakz392]

It’s now been 32 days. I’m done with them. Still not sleeping well and completely exhausted right now but I’m not looking back. I’m getting my life and freedom back after many years.

[@C00LMakz392]

I should have also mentioned it was 3 years this time. Lol. I’ve been on and off dope/subs for about 15 years

[@joecaz3452]

Got to love this guy he's so concerned about his clients not all doctors like this.. Much love ❤️

[@Blkac-pill-Black-Life]

Joe Watts not inly concerned but ACTUALLY knows the stuff hes talking about

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

Thank you, Joe!

[@dr32803]

He reminds me a lot of my doctor.

[@michaeldavolio9904]

Absolutely!!!!!

[@philipreilly8545]

Not many like him

[@coolbreeze3338]

This man really cares, he's really trying to help save lives!!!

[@briancruz3791]

I just found Dr. B today just want to say his patients are very lucky he is very intelligent and easy-going addiction doctor that really thinks it’s a disease I haven’t found one of them in several years going through my addiction

[@junedempsey5117]

Everyday learn more and your way of teaching is a definite life saver

[@claudiodominguez.]

This is a great doctor, he has the big picture in mind and realizes that it's about his patient's quality of life. His patients are very lucky.

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

Thankyou. I appreciate that.

[@EdwardRatliff]

Yes absolutely considering I’m lucky if I talk to my official doctor once a year. Otherwise I’m interfacing with counselors.

[@griffinsdad9820]

Agree with all you guys that after over 20 years of using, with all the colorful bells and whistles that come with that ride, 8 mgs Suboxone daily has given me a life worth living. 5 years in it still works perfectly. Never have cravings. Like never. I've had maybe a handful of using dreams but none that followed me out of bed. I will say I've lost some weight and muscle mass and some back pain and general inflammation but that maybe that I'm 52? Even still I'll take that over living in the bushes covered in lice and tics, robbing, begging, stealing, etc. Thank you Covenant Community Care on Michigan Ave in Detroit for saving my life and thank you Gloria, Dr Patti, and Dr G and all the beautiful people that make up that program!!! So grateful! Strength and Love!

[@jdl2180]

It is nice to hear someone make sense about suboxone!

[@jilliancooper4756]

I was a heroin addict for 23 years April last year I went onto buprenorphine for the first time I started on 16 mgs and I'm doing a reduction along with CBT therapy relapse prevention emotional regulation meditation lots of things I'm now on 2mg but taking it slow n steady I've been clean from heroin and street valium for a year now I lost my partner to a morphine n etizalame overdose in Dec I now work in addiction love and learn so much from you Dr B thanks Jx

[@sandrarios2496]

Hello J F, thank you so much for your reply it gives me hope as a mother. My son's name is Marcus and I am Sandi. Again thank you for your advice. God bless and be safe....You will also be in my prayers!!

[@stevesteve788]

It took me a long time to accept i need to be on Suboxone for life, but once i did, i felt like heavy load off my shoulders n can just live my life like a normal human being.

[@kevin23226]

Your a great person Dr.B!

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

I’m so glad I’ve found this channel there’s hope

[@issacfrye3680]

By the way, you're an intelligent man and everything you're saying is on point.

[@taylorstevenson5830]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! SO INFORMATIVE.

[@Jensaun3]

What an awesome explanation, Thank you!! :-)

[@cindybriggs2725]

Awesome video dr been on it 16 years and have no plan to get off love ya

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

We love you too!

[@maemorris3568]

Thanks for explaining this 👍

[@FriendlyPalestinian]

I really appreciate your videos , very helpful and insightful

[@alisha-rhymer682]

Thanks for this video. This is very helpful.. Just found your channel and already love the new info.

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

Thankyou for being here

[@coded3604]

I been on 12 mg for about almost half a year. I was looking for this video!! Thanks brother

[@coded3604]

I recently been switched to the flim instead of the tablets. I don't find any difference other than the taste!

[@delanoferrer3181]

Gots to love on every topic . my come to place for recovery on line..

[@richardpedley6291]

I now this is about suboxone but i was on heroin an metherdone for over 33 years iv bin on suboxon aswell but i can honestly say bean on a script saved my life im now over 2 years clean i trewly wish everyone whos tryin to get clean it can be doune an trust me ones you get clean an get your life back its so werth it

[@Ben-kt7yn]

One of the good guys

[@daveweil6767]

Your discussion is the most lucid and nuanced I have read/heard. Thank you

[@murkstalinskitm5334]

Always dropping buckets of intelegent knowledgeable facts on the people. Much respect Dr. B 😎

[@joerobbins6318]

Definition of Addiction is a Slave to ones own master, Ive battled with Alcohol and opioids for over 25 yrs .

[@JessicaBlaze89]

3 years clean because of MAT & Suboxone ❤ Just got diagnosed with ADHD and hopefully will be medicated.

[@99problemstoysaint1]

Bro I ❤ this Dr!!!!

[@prateekkumar4295]

You are Gem 💎 to our community Dr. B. Mashallah god keeps you healthy forever to be our support and voice!! ❤️

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

I’m so glad you spoke on what addiction actually means. Ty

[@lancefreeman9857]

This makes absolute sense….I am so tired of this trading one addiction for another crap…. Thank you for your scientific approach

[@Random-mom]

I absolutely agree with everything you’d said! My in-laws spend over 50k on a rehab in Malibu . They did a short term suboxone taper and I was there for 2 months then a sober living g for another 2 months and did amazing for the time being. The moment I got back to my state (AR ) after 5 months cleaned I relapsed. That was in 2016. And I struggled with my addiction til nov. of 2019 when I found your channel and entered into an mat program. You have saved my life and my families thank you so much!

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

Thankyou! Nicole live in Arkansas also! Give us a call so she can hear your success story! 1800-779-4715

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except Porn Addiction! Libido suppress appetite and cravings! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only

[@oc80mg75]

@@fooddrugadministrator4079 lmao whats wrong with you😂

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

@@oc80mg75 I have a song in Dreams 04 this is me

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

@@oc80mg75 If I said Ritalin is the cure for sex addicts, it would be a lie

[@phatboytrx7773]

The best video on hear about this

[@allisonerickson3598]

Great video

[@aymanmahmoud8425]

This is a great video Dr B and thank you so much for your time and support.

[@nicoa5811]

Sounds more like a great way to capitalize drug users... I thought the point of rehab and detox is to help the patient rid themselves of their dependency to any drug whether its legal or illegal...

[@rickp3753]

I started this drug in 2006. It saved my life. I took it for 16 years and raised a family, paid my house off, and 25 years of marriage. I tapered off in November and now I'm FREE. So yeah, it was worth it.

[@christinarivera7785]

I am living my best life your right thanx I understand now I'm good I'm a healthcare provider I have a bank account I'm good but I've been on it for 10 years and I've tried to taper I got sooooooo sick I felt baddddd

[@candyslife160]

Hello Dr. B. We just watched this video in my group session and it was very informative for all of us. I’m excited to say that now Maine has been shown what a real provider looks like and what they should be doing for their patients.

[@ryanmiller3356]

Well said

[@emilydawnbrisby4785]

I've been on bupe for 3 years. I've been clean for all of them. It's a miracle.

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

Very good. Keep at it!

[@dreammoney4227]

3 years clean last appointment found a note... been shut down Goodluck. This is were this can get ruff

[@theresamarsh9767]

Such a great educational informative video. Thank you I am on long term suboxone treatment. And people will say I am not clean.

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

Empowering you is what this whole channel is about, my friend. Recovery looks different for everyone and you are supported here.

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except Porn Addiction! Take Ritalin as a pill, Ritalin increase libido that suppress appetite and cravings! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only

[@junedempsey5117]

This program works for me it has been 7 months and it has been the most productive and comfortable 7 months for me since 2006 I thank you and your way of treating addiction Thank you 🙏🏻

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except Porn Addiction! Libido suppress appetite and cravings! Suboxone reduced withdraw symptoms

[@williamruibal364]

Thank you for the video. Very important information. I have been on 16mg for 8 months going on 9 months sober and my life has improved drastically!

[@jacobmeeks9613]

I’m 23 and I’ve been on fentanyl for the last 3 years. I started suboxone on a taper while still using for about 2 weeks then completely quit and am just taking suboxone I am now just over a month clean from fentanyl. I haven’t needed to take more than a quarter of one of the two 8 milligram pills I’m prescribed. they have one hundred percent been what’s helped me beat fentanyl. I do not like the idea of relying on medication to feel alright and I intend on getting clean from all chemicals except pot but for now I’m on a longterm taper.

[@rosep9866]

I've been there with addiction.. I stayed on it for about a year in half. Like l started with three times a day to once a day.. Sorry I forget the mg but I know it tapered off to a low dose one a day. My addiction was pain pills & Suboxone worked for me.. I did it all on my own. Without health insurance!!! I had a job thank God & spent over two grand.. I have a great doctor. Doctor vist cost plus meds cost monthly,, it can be done.Each person is different, all I knew is I couldn't live with the risk of going to jail because I was buying other people's drugs, it a choice we all have to make We all know what's Right & what's Wrong. GOD Bless, this doctor is right!

[@junedempsey5117]

Thank you Dr for your intelligence and your hard work

[@joecaz3452]

Ive been to an addiction recovery one's and put on subutex been on for 1 / half years never used since 😁

[@delanoferrer3181]

Thank u my doc..

[@thedude101proof1]

I've been taking Suboxone for 8 years. I think I recently accepted being a lifer. This drug has saved my quality of life 100 fold. No way I would go back to that life.

[@claireashton4696]

I'm from the U.K. and we get buprenorphine on the NHS, for free if we are on low income so it is an amazing replacement for costly street drugs. I am becoming stabilized on it and because of my age and long history of addiction would not mind if I had to take it for the rest of my life. This medication has been miraculous for me and allowed me to regain a normal like life.

[@dawgface898]

it is trading one for another. Its definitely better than dope, and for some people taking subs forever works, but it is completely justified to not want to be on subs. Why live like that? not to mention all the jobs that drug test... its better to just get ENTIRELY clean. day 7 CT no subs EDIT - over one month no suboxone, almost one year no fentanyl/heroin.

[@crooked-halo]

No, it is not "trading one for another." Did you even listen to the difference between addiction and dependence that Dr B outlined?

[@jdl2180]

It doesn't matter if a job drug tests if you're legally taking Suboxone

[@issacfrye3680]

I suffered from opioid addiction and it happened by accident. Hurt myself and became dependent on the meds. It was the hardest fight of my life to come off the meds, but I won. If I have pain I go to the chiropractor!!

[@ebnftl2272]

Great video. I now have a much better picture of Suboxone and how it works.

[@MrGreeneyedcat]

Brilliant constructive long term effective advice, shouldn't be this hard to find. Thank you Dr B, : ) .

[@cathyt144]

I have a major fear of being addicted to suboxone, i have been on them for 3 weeks and its a wonderful medication. I will not allow myself to relapse,ive lost so much of my life,relationships, and even my teeth because of opiates ,which were prescribed for pain..my problem is that i still suffer with back pain from degenerative disk disease, arthritis,and neuropathy. Having headaches as side effect from suboxone. The taste of the subx makes me gag and nauseous. I dont plan on being on subx long term.im also a heart patient and on coumadin the rest of my life from having aortic valve replacement. This video has helped answer a lot of questions i had.thank you for sharing this info..youre easing anxiety and saving lives.

[@samshepard5852]

Cathy - I’m so sorry you’re dealing with all of this. I wish you only the best. No relapsing! You have people who care and would love to offer their time to you.

[@johnj3943]

Awesome video Doc! I'm over one year on Sub and it's great. I feel almost normal.

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

🙏🙏👍👍💪💪

[@diannadiaz2682]

Me too almost notmal

[@jimparsons4312]

I love your channel and tik Tok is where I initially scoped you out. Just got off a 10 year run on Suboxone. The past two years my body really started to shut down: whites of eyes turned yellow, skin turned ashen gray,, sense of humor gone, social isolation, confusion. All symptoms other people say came from long term use. I tapered slow the past 8 months and am at 0 now And so happy. My gf says I have my sparkle back. It’s good at first but not forever,

[@angusyates828]

I agree.

[@bobbydigital311]

I've been on 16 mg for 9 yrs...I have severe nerve, neck and spine issues...it does help with pain management...it also tells my brain...you can't get high even if you wanted to...so that thought doesn't flood my thoughts anymore... I was a vagrant addict, now I'm a productive member of society and an advocate for recovery! I'm a much better person every day! ty dr b

[@nightowl5475]

Here’s what the doctor is basically saying, Suboxone is replacing one opioid for another. It does nothing to stop addiction. It just may be a safer alternative to buying street drugs. I agree with him there. But, isn’t the goal to get off opioids? Not to replace one opioid for another. I wish I could give an better solution, but I can’t. The addict has to want to quit and he or she has to go through withdrawals to get the body to reset. Now, I think instead of replacing one opioid for another, we should try to find more comfortable ways to go through the 7 to 10 days of pure hell from withdrawals. There could be some effective ways to combat the withdrawal phase. But you can’t withdraw if you’re replacing one opioid for another. Suboxone may be a cleaner way to deal with so many of the negative effects of street drugs but it still is an opioid. Like the doctor said, the body can’t distinguish one opioid from another. Most junkies want to quit. They hate all the negative effects of what the opioid abuse does. However, their biggest problem is getting through the pain of opioid withdrawal. The comparison of using insulin for a diabetic or blood thinners for heart issues to opioid usage does hold water, with all due respect. People use the insulin and blood thinners to survive. You don’t need opioids to survive. The body has to reset and the only way for the body took reset itself is by withdrawing completely. Let’s examine ways to making withdrawing less severe for the addict so they can really have a chance to succeed.

[@megginmews3699]

You didn’t listen at all, did you??!?! It is not trading one for the other! Obviously you have not ever been an addict so plz refrain from giving a bunch of addicts(not f*cling junkies) advice on what you think we should do! Stay in your own lane!

[@nightowl5475]

The suboxone treatment isn't curing the addict. The person just gets hooked on another opioid to fill the receptors in the brain. The body needs to cleanse itself of receiving opioids in order for the reset to take place. It's painful but it's the only way to reset the body from years of abuse. Right around a week after no opioids are received, the body starts to sense there are no more opioids coming in to latch onto the opioid receptors and the body, being the great self-cleansing machine that it is, only then, the body starts to gradually make trace amounts of its own chemicals to balance the body's feelings of well-being. Once the reset takes place, you no longer have to be a slave to receiving another fix, whether it be suboxone, heroin or any other opioid. The goal is to free your body. It's not an easy road. It's about 10 days of hell but you can't do it by changing one opioid for another. You'll have to live the rest of your life on it. As far as the terminology or title of the addict, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. But the best terminology an addict can want to have is, recovered and staying clean! There is nothing funny about addiction. It's a painful road. I had a family member that overdosed from heroin and died. I also know after physically getting cleaned up, comes the psychological phase of addiction. I don't at all mean to trivialize this disease.

[@allieordonez3496]

Thats the first thing i said about it. Want to get off it fast as possible. Im tramatized after jumping off a perk script after 12 years about medicine now. Thats where i was coming from..dnt want to ever be on something that i can get physically and or mentally addicted again..one heck of a nightmare ride

[@michaeldavolio9904]

I absolutely love your videos doctor B. Is there anyway I can get in touch with you if I have a specific question about medication? I swear I'm not a psycho......lol!!

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

Please call us: [phone]

[@user-kt9mr6sk2d]

​@@DrBAddictionRecovery l have a question too

[@wam6465]

I really wish I had you as my physician when I was in California in recovery. I was in La Jolla Recovery Center and they were very against suboxone and therefore I relapsed.

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

I'm sorry to hear that Wendy.

[@Oakleaf700]

Urgh.....Let me guess....Were they ''12 Steppers''? 12 steppers just get addicted to groups. They can be very snooty about M&B.....While smoking tobacco like mad and quaffing coffee. No shame in Methadone or Buprenorphine. Better that than relapsing onto heroin &c.

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except porn addiction! Libido suppress appetite and cravings! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only. Do a video about suboxone use!

[@joshsimkovich7639]

“Going into detox and recovery and using Suboxone for a short term doesn’t help your addiction to Opiates” what are you saying? Are you an addict? Have you ever been addicted to heroin. I feel it’s ok to use it for short time along with therapy and program. Not sure why anyone would want to be dependent on this for years. Is not necessary

[@kkrollingskkrollings3173]

I'm trying short term now I pray I suffer minimum withdrawal after 14 days of suboxone.

[@rawleelp]

​@kkrollingskkrollings3173 how did you get on?

[@Selicular]

Because the chances that you go through those milder withdrawals with a 2 weeks long suboxone taper and remain clean after are extremely low.

[@joshsimkovich7639]

@@Selicular remain calm? What’s your goal, is it to remain dependent on a substance for a so-called chemical imbalance that is not even real. Doctors will sell you anything. You’re going to be out of whack for a while, if you need this for an extremely brief. Assist with being fully absent that’s fine. This guy is suggesting permanent use, which is wacko.

[@Midwest116]

Thank you for taking your time to make these videos full of much needed information. Tapering inflation is scarce... information on how often and how much to cut is not carved in stone or ink and paper from what I can find anywhere. Using a scale to weigh out my dose and try to drop from 8mg to 7mg dropping every two weeks. May not cut a MG every time. Just going on how I feel. Mostly concerned about the depression when down to the extremely small doses.

[@grogu425mandalorian3]

I've been thru 3 detoxss.im here to help myself.ive been on subxone for 3 years!!I started on 38 mg .But thru the years I went down.now I've been on 8 mg for my 8 months on it.i wanna quit it.but I'm here to find answers ....I've been on hard drugs for 8 years .then I got on it.but what he's saying makes sense...

[@madame_crypto88]

Look into natural supplement like DPLA

[@jamesshaver2376]

I’m on 4 mg a day now. I’ve been on 16 mg for 5 years and I’ve worked down to this over a years time. This is when it’s getting tougher so I’m gonna just stay here for a while

[@kiranicole2096]

So, I'm on Suboxone and don't want to be on it long term because I still wake up every day feeling like I'm dope sick until I take it. It's an uncomfortable feeling that reminds me too much of bad days, of addiction, of desperation and frustration and helplessness. I hate that I have to take it to feel okay BECAUSE of my addiction. I also hate that it's something that people are so willing to steal and sell, meaning if mine gets stolen I'm forced back into that hideous sickness without any reprieve unless I have the money to replace it out of pocket. I hate that my actions have made me dependent on it but that I don't HAVE to be dependent on it, and I hate that I have to be careful to have extra on my person in case I can't go home, but not ALL of it in case it gets lost or stolen. These are my problems with Suboxone. Not that I necessarily think of it as a crutch, but that the very act of using it is so deeply embedded within the addiction community still and feels so much like the worst parts of my addiction.

[@EdwardRatliff]

Sounds like you need to increase your dose

[@confidential1035]

That will pass! Give it more time.

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

You right sir I suffer from chronic pain for 10 years in my back n neck I got diabetes nerve damage n bulge disk desease now I'm disabled lost my job they put me on prescription opioid it help me a lot but it mess up my stomach I would like to tried something that will work for me I'm a long time chronic pain patient now my doctor close down n left me out of my med I'm suffering from this crazy back pain that sometime my whole body hurts n I can't move I be on bed all day suffering the doctor cut me out the last time I saw her is mess up I take insulin blood pressure pill mental health issue like panic attack I got this since 2008 before this crazy pain came to me on 2016 I walk up like this neuropathy in my feet n hand is crazy how my life change I found a new doctor I pray to God they help me n give me something better than prescription opioid I need it for life anything that work I don't want to get hight I want this chronic pain to go away that all I never use drugs in my life now I have to use drugs cus of my health problem I got

[@drugandalcoholaddictioninf4783]

I always teach my clients the difference between substance Abuse, dependency and use.

[@drugandalcoholaddictioninf4783]

Abuse: RX take 2 x daily .... but taking it 5-6x daily . Use : taking a medication that’s not prescribed or using a substance to deal with emotions. Or using a substance occasionally .. dependency : you have diabetes and need insulin to survive . IE any other substance to live/ quality of life. IE anti anxiety medication if needed for chemical imbalance or situational issues

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

@@drugandalcoholaddictioninf4783 great job 👏 👍

[@MaritzaGiana]

This is the first doctor that I have ever heard that actually knows what he’s talking about. He hit the nail on the head. I don’t blame primary doctors for not knowing bc they don’t specialize in suboxone. They probably didn’t even learn about it in med school so I really don’t blame them. I hope in the future more doctors have a better understanding of suboxone bc it really does save lives. Rehabs take you off suboxone within 1-2 week and then release you out into the world knowing you will return. They do that on purpose bc that revolving door means more business for them. It’s a shame.

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except porn addiction! Libido suppress appetite and cravings! Suboxone reduced withdraw symptoms only

[@savagefoxz2690]

Explained very well. I have a clearer understanding of how this medication works. Thnx Doc B.

[@laurapeters813]

Thinking about buprenorphine for my mother. She has a long history of substance abuse. She's 68, needs a hip replacement badly and has severe pain. She takes Nsaids mostly.....her doctor will prescribe her a teeny amount of hydrocodone, seriously like 15 pills every few months.....and she lives for those prescriptions. Obsessed with them. She will wait until her doctor is out of the office to try to get a refill. Also she drinks as well. I'm nervous for when she gets her hip replacement....if she will milk the pain meds for her surgery for 6 months... I'm in a buprenorphine program myself she doesn't know lol. Not sure how to tell her about it.... I had a problem pretty bad with rx drugs....I used to feel guilty not giving her any when she would have killed for something probably

[@ChelseaGarcia91]

I always hate when someone says its trading one addiction for another. Now I take subutex because I had a bad reaction to suboxone and vivtrol. Do you know how common that is? My treatment doctor said he rarely has ever had patients but maybe 2 that had this issue so I had to be put on subutex ive currently been on it for 17 months and its changed my life I can finally live a normal life I was addicted to pain pills for 11 years due to a bad car accident and a doctor who gave them to me like candy for the first 5 years the last 6 years I got it off the street because the doctor who was giving them to me cut me off cold turkey didn't taper me down. Ive been doing outpatient for 17 months and have an amazing addiction doc and addiction counselor. I love all your educational videos!

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

You are a success story! Great Job!

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

If you take Ritalin, you can go from drug addiction to porn addiction; watch one pic or video of porn will suppress appetite and cravings for alcohol, drugs and food. Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only

[@ChelseaGarcia91]

@Dr. B Addiction Recovery I am about to hit 3 years next month now! I have an awesome job now and so close to getting my life completely back on track. It's truly saved my life!

[@crustydinglecherry3451]

Whoaaaa how did u make the cup change colors?

[@DrBAddictionRecovery]

lol

[@krumcakenation1302]

Love your videos, you helped me look at my recovery in a different way, instead of feeling guilty for being on Suboxone. I’m a veteran who suffers from ptsd and depression, and once my dr. Introduced me to this medication I was able to finally stop the antidepressants, the benzodiazepines, the pain pills, and the clonodine. That may not work for everyone, and it was in fact my decision to get off all the other medications that Were having a negative impact on my life. The plan was to get off the suboxone as well but in fact that’s the only thing I take now!! Been off all the other meds for 4 years now, and have completely re invented my life. Thank you for your inspiration and knowledge.

[@constancebell707]

Really people can get off all these meds and off antidepressants with Suboxone??????

[@Mike-gc2hm]

Wow I seriously start to believe buephinorphine is a miracle drug? So many attest to its literal one drug to fix all I'm being seriously any one else have insight

[@douglasspringer1665]

Dr. Have you been on suboxone foamy length time? I was on it for ten years. The first few years were great. The last two I felt weird all the time. I slowly detoxed for about a year. At that time I wa at an almost microscopic dose. If I didn't take it I felt horrible. I finally had to go back on short acting opioid and weaned off them. Finally, feeling human again. I realize everyone's different. A friend of mine had a five bypass heart surgery to get off metadone.

[@friendsinlowplaces619]

I wish I had a Dr like you, I'm tired of being a slave to addiction, I got crushed in the mines at age 21 I'm nearly 40 and I've been a slave for 18 years and I'm so tired of it, so tired of the stereotype, I've made over 100k a year for the past 15 years but because I take Suboxone my peers in the professional world look down on me, they talk shit constantly about ppl who have to take Suboxone and I wish I could just break free......

[@jdl2180]

How do they even know that you're taking it?

[@Eric-ij1nk]

Started with subx squirted under tounge 13 years ago. Then to suboxone. No sex drive, 10+ years, need oral sergery on gums. I would wake up sick and shit once a week. Cant get support from NA, AA. Day 25, over the hill but never been through withdrawl like this before. I dont believe there is enough research on the effects of long term 10+ years of treatment. Tough spot. I thank suboxone for saving my life, but I am seeing it does not provide the quality of life I want for myself at this point in my addition.❤ thanks for video. I think people need to know there is a routine for stopping withdrawl and the long term 10+ year effects of the suboxone on the body.

[@christyisaacs5220]

Dr B. Sorry I’ve not been on lately. Hoosier Daddy here. Aka. Tim. Question. I’ve been on subs for over 3 years! Stabile no relapses. Before that was on methadone up to 70 mg a day and over 3 x 30 mg of roxycodone before that! Before that I was taking handfuls of heydrocodones for pain. Is it bad to just cut down to help with something like testosterone and other side effects? I just am tired my friend of taking meds! I really understand that addiction is not taking meds everyday! I wish you were here in Indiana...

[@Kat-xt5tz]

Thank you so much for knowledge and advice! I am going to start suboxone in two days and I'm really nervous. I have a question I have not been able to find any answers to yet. I have a fatty liver from taking pain pills for 16 years. Is suboxone going to be easier on my liver than the acetaminophen that is in prescription pain pills?

[@dharmabum2838]

Saw your question and thought id give u sum general info. Yeah. Def safer on the organs. Since you arent taking a pill the liver has to process.. it wont damage the liver like tylenol.etc Its taken sublingualy..absorbed through the mouth. Like chewable medicine. So its def safer on the body..in that regards.

[@Kat-xt5tz]

@@dharmabum2838 thanks so much!

[@fooddrugadministrator4079]

Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except porn addiction! Take Ritalin as a pill with milk and your liver will stay strong. Libido suppress appetite and cravings! Suboxone you know is for withdraw symptoms only

[@peppe77ish]

On heroin from 2002-2009 since then 24 mg a day of. Subutex since 2009-2021,,, I have giving up the idea of quitting it.,, Body on opiates for 20 yrs with no exceptions... Scary. I'm 44 yrs old

[@lisajoyce6803]

I wish you practice here where I am I’m a chronic pain management patient and I never get my pain medicine done right I keep telling them that they are not helping me but they don’t listen I either stop taking them or run out of the medicine before my appointment and now they are saying I am an addict and if no medicine in my system again next appointment I am done I don’t know what to do I had radioactive iodine treatment in March and have esophageal problems so I don’t keep stuff down very well they are trying to find me a gastroenterologist

[@sarahluvburkhardt5755]

Does long term suboxone use have a negative effect on dreams/memory? I have been on suboxone maintenance for 5 yrs under the supervision of my primary care Dr. it has changed my life, along with many others tools! I use to get what I call “anxiety dreams” (not correct term I know) but I noticed with suboxone I don’t get those awful dreams. Here’s where my question comes in……. I am currently back in college and practicing learning/studying techniques. A point that keeps reoccurring is the importance of sleep and dreams in terms of memory. Does suboxone have a negative effect on dreams and memory? (I am having trouble wording this so I hope my actual question is coming across correctly)

[@rodrigodezubiria2007]

Real medicine

[@lindasoolou3246]

A friend another friend is sheltering SAYS they are in treatment using suboxone for illicit fentanyl smoking addiction. All they do is sleep. Just as they did when they smoked illicit fentanyl. Not seeing any efforts to go to meetings or counseling or anything. Just sleeping.

[@giovannisanchez4063]

I have a family member on Sunoxone . And I have a question that relates to a lot of people. How do people keep a JOB if they keep having to go to the DOCTOR every month. There employer is going to fire them if they keep missing work to go to the doctor. That’s why people want of these drugs so they live a normal live with out this crutch.

[@kelliklingle8293]

i was prescribed suboxone after a battle with heroin addiction. i found myself homeless and lost. i was on MAT for 10.5 years and i moved from NY to Oregon for employment and i found myself in a world of hurt. I tapered myself after finding out my Dr wasnt able to prescriber suboxone outside of NY. i went through HELL! Withdrawls were so bad, worse than heroin withdrawl.... , even at the low dose i was tapering off of, here i am 2 yrs later and i struggle with major depression, drug dreams constantly, sadness, , Theres days I dont even want to get up out of bed or even shower for that matter. im still struggling with the mental chaos, I was doing well on suboxone, now while Im still not using opiates, what can I do to make myself feel better ? i cant go on feeling depressed and sad.

[@shocked65]

I have been clean from opiates for 16 years. I went to a thirty day IOP. They gave us one everyday of the program. I Never had heard of it before. I had very little withdrawl symtoms I never had seen it again. Now its a street drug and people are addicted thats crazy. I felt great at the end of my rehab and had no withdrawl symptoms at all?

[@jjhanson5586]

So Doctor B. I’m currently on 16 mg of Suboxone Per day but I always think that I need to take more than that. It could just be my addict or brain thinking that I need to take more of some thing or maybe I do really need to take more than 16 mg per day. Or I always have the option of cutting up my strips into pieces to help with my obsession Of needing to take something every few hours of the day. What’s your opinion? (Please help)

[@nirvairsinghbhullarnsb2237]

Hey bro i will help u . Every time when take medicne take it half and say to u r mind that medicne is in u r pocket n gonna use it if u feel very low . Alwayz trying to get buzy . U see never uses another half which less from u r dose its the only way . From 24 mg i m now on 3 mg per day . Soon i m going to leave it

[@Tain950]

I agree with a lot of this doctor’s advice and praise his contributions. But that being said I don’t agree with some patients being on Suboxone for life. Long term taper is appropriate in curtain cases if needed. But not being on it for life. I’m not a doctor and wouldn’t know better than him so this is just my humble opinion with personal experience.

[@albish6260]

So I’ve been doing fent for about 6 months. Was on heroin for like 7 months before but I stopped using heroin completely. But I’m trying to get off fent now ( I smoke 2 sometimes 4 blues a day) I been thinking a lot about gettin on subs just to get thru the worst of the withdrawal. Any advice on this situation? I’ve heard from a lot of people that the withdrawal from subs is worse than fent or heroin. I don’t want to get addict to the suboxone I just want to use it for a week or so to get off blues. All the other recovery work I can do I just need help with the initial hump of the withdrawals.

[@kkrollingskkrollings3173]

I'm doing this now did u try it. 13 days on subs for me last day tomorrow then I stop been cutting dose last 5 days. Hoping for minimal withdrawal symptoms and get back to normal asap. Longterm sub withdrawals are he'll.

[@crispycritter7022]

I have a question. I been looking for this all over the internet and can't find an answer. I began subutex treatment 3 years ago. Everything has been great except for one thing. I get severe itching all over my body. I never had this problem before. I been to doctors and dermatologist and they can't figure out what is going on with me. This itch is so bad it really effects my quality of life. I went to see my primary doctor today and she believes it could be from the subutex I take. I don't know what to do. If anyone else has had this happen please let me know. I would appreciate any input. Thanks!