How Long After Taking Oxycodone Can I Take Suboxone® (buprenorphine)
Wondering how long to wait between oxycodone and Suboxone®? Find out how treatment professionals determine safe timelines to avoid precipitated withdrawal.
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What Happens if You Use While on Sublocade and How It Affects Recovery
An estimated three Tennesseans die from an opioid overdose every single day. No one ever tries opioids thinking that they’ll have an overdose, but it still happens. How do you make sure it doesn’t happen to you? One option for beginning your recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) is to get medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with […]
Do Opioids Cause Weight Gain: Understanding the Links
Opioids can take over the mind and body, causing a myriad of negative side effects. Many of these are well-known, as we have witnessed the opioid epidemic affecting millions of families and loved ones. But what about the lesser-known effects – the ones that may have indicated your loved one was taking opioids sooner? What […]
How Long Does It Take to Detox From Heroin: The Process of Heroin Withdrawal
“You can’t defeat the darkness by keeping it caged inside of you.” – Seth Adam Smith The fear of accidentally overdosing may be at the back of your mind, but the idea of having to go through withdrawal keeps you in the cycle of heroin use disorder. At least three Tennesseeans die from opioid-related overdoses […]
What Happens if You Take Too Much Suboxone? Can This Healing Medication Become a Bad Thing?
Do you worry about a loved one taking Suboxone? That if they take too much, they might return to using opioids again? It’s understandable to be worried, especially if you are unfamiliar with Suboxone and how the treatment process works. But the truth of the matter is, it’s highly unlikely for your loved one to […]
How Long After Doing Heroin Can I Take Suboxone
Have you tried to stop using heroin but nothing has seemed to work? Have you thought about Suboxone but fear how bad the withdrawal process will be? You are not alone, and many have taken the path successfully to stop their heroin use. Just over 1 out of 10 people in Tennessee were prescribed Suboxone […]
Codeine Withdrawals: Spotting the Signs
Have you ever taken a medication – whether recreationally or prescribed – for a period of time and find yourself painfully uncomfortable when you stop? Maybe you noticed an increase in body sweat, a new level of anxiety you hadn’t had before, or pain in your joints and muscles. These are signs of withdrawal, and […]
Functioning Heroin Addict: Is It Possible to Hide Heroin Use?
Do you use heroin but hold down a full-time job? Do you still put food on the table and care for your family? But at the same time, have there been days where you were too sick or too preoccupied with heroin and weren’t as present as you would have liked? Or perhaps you have […]
Xanax and Suboxone
You had a wild phase when you were younger, experimenting with opioids to cope with – at the time – undiagnosed anxiety. There were times when you were lucky to make it through the night, and your mom had to make the call more than once for help with accidental overdoses. She helped you get […]
Hydroxyzine and Suboxone
When you decided to stop using heroin, you were nervous about withdrawal and cravings. If you went to get treatment, would they help with those concerns? Even though you had hesitations, you were ready to stop using heroin and decided to go get help. As the doctor goes over your medical history, he asks if […]
