Suboxone's what they call a partial agonist. That means it binds the receptor and gives a response, but it's limited. Suboxone binds strongly enough that it blocks stronger opioids from binding, and it helps people slowly wean off of opioid addiction. There's the argument that you're replacing one addiction with another, and that's true to a point, but Suboxone's limited in its effect, and closely monitored in a treatment program (if it isn't like that, the DEA would very much like to hear about it). Suboxone's a whole hell of a lot less risky than street heroin or fentanyl. And some people are too hooked. They'll never get off the Suboxone. That's ok. This is a risk reduction program for those people, and it still helps them. Remember, if they try and take something stronger while they're on Suboxone, Suboxone blocks it.
My guess would be that the "zombie" presentation was because the Suboxone dose they started was too low for his need, but of course that's at the discretion of his actual care team - and no one should trust the internet diagnosis over one from an actual doctor.
Suboxone's not the enemy here.
Indivior exploiting the shit out of its patent protection to extort huge prices out of gov't payers is a problem, and shitty gov't payers who don't negotiate better prices to save the taxpayers money is another. The money men in the system would be my targets, but I'm biased. I think this a healthcare-wide problem, and it's a bit of a personal crusade to call these amoral profiteers out for exploiting the sick.
Suboxone's what they call a partial agonist. That means it binds the receptor and gives a response, but it's limited. Suboxone binds strongly enough that it blocks stronger opioids from binding, and it helps people slowly wean off of opioid addiction. There's the argument that you're replacing one addiction with another, and that's true to a point, but Suboxone's limited in its effect, and closely monitored in a treatment program (if it isn't like that, the DEA would very much like to hear about it). Suboxone's a whole hell of a lot less risky than street heroin or fentanyl. And some people are too hooked. They'll never get off the Suboxone. That's ok. This is a risk reduction program for those people, and it still helps them. Remember, if they try and take something stronger while they're on Suboxone, Suboxone blocks it.
My guess would be that the "zombie" presentation was because the Suboxone dose they started was too low for his need, but of course that's at the discretion of his actual care team - and no one should trust the internet diagnosis over one from an actual doctor.
Suboxone's not the enemy here.
Indivior exploiting the shit out of its patent protection to extort huge prices out of gov't payers is a problem, and shitty gov't payers who don't negotiate better prices to save the taxpayers money is another. The money men in the system would be my targets, but I'm biased. I think this a healthcare-wide problem, and it's a bit of a personal crusade to call these amoral profiteers out for exploiting the sick.
Sorry, that's what he took to get off of them. He was on something called Soma or something like tha. Very addictive.