Most doctors will only supply suboxone if the patient is in some kind of treatment program. It's only meant for short term use.

To be honest, it helped me out alot. I was able to wean myself off of suboxone after 6 months with no withdrawals! You can drive while on it, and do anything you would normally do because you can't get High!

After 6 months, I was well on my way with AA and NA having finished an IOP and relapse prevention group counseling so I was more then ready to be completely off all mind altering substances.

It helped me alot getting me through treatment and I am not sure I could have made it without suboxone.

Good luck and God Bless


I assume your son is addicted to narcotic pain pills. Suboxone is only for short term use. Using it for years will make it extremely difficult to wean from!

Bobinmaine.....So after 2 failed attempts of treating the withdrawal symptoms with anti-anxiety medication and sleeping pills we have an appointment with an outpatient rehab facility that specializes in Suboxone. I'm praying that this will work for him. I am completely devastated! He has also hit bottom and no longer wants to continue his life in this manner. I want to thank you so much for your help. I have even showed your post to him so he will keep his hopes up. God Bless you.

Hi Jem!

Have him contact me if he has any questions or needs additional support. I remember when I hit my bottom, I just wanted to talk to others who had been in my shoes with narcotic drug problems so I would know what to expect, plus I needed alot of support just like your son does.

Tell him there are all kinds of people willing to help so don't be afraid to ask.

It will be difficult for the first few months and thats where the support comes in but once he gets beyond that, it will begin to get easier and easier. A year from his sobriety date, he won't have any cravings at all.

Good luck and I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers!

God Bless!

I've been on suboxone for 3 years now an it absolutely saved my life, job, sanity, marriage and family. The stuff is miraculous. As an addict, there was always a terrible little demon in my head, pushing me relentlessly to get more more more. The plotting and lying and running around was consuming my life and I was so lost and alone, hiding I from everyone.

Your son is so lucky to have you fighting for him. I hope suboxone will quell his demons as it did mine. It gives me back the space inside my head that lets me think clearly again, let's me think my own thoughts again. And that's how I can open the odor and let recovery in.

Good luck! I hope you have a good doctor, as there are many out there who use suboxone to gouge desperate addicts. When my doctor retired, I had to go through several who wanted to charge exorbitant prices for initial consults and follow up visits and were very stingy with the medication, parceling out the tiniest amounts on some pre-set schedule. Others treated me with contempt, something I will not tolerate. If you encounter any of these problems or have any issue with the MD, seek another. I eventuallly found another who does not judge me and really wants to help.

Three years may sound like a long time, but there is no scientific evidence to indicate against long term use of the drug. As long as it keeps me from returning to the turmoil of chasing pills, I find it a worthy tool. Dignity and self respect are so welcome after the abasement and chaos of chasing prescriptions.

Bless you and your son, I pray he will get the help he deserves.

Thank you for your support. This has been quite devastating to say the least. My son will be starting Suboxone next week for about a 3 month period. He also will be attending IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) for at least 3 - 4 months. He really tried quitting without the use of Suboxone but was unable to. I'm praying once we get him through this that he can continue on with his life as planned before all of this happened. We are all supporting him 100% Bob I told him that you were willing to talk to him if he needed so, and he said to Thank you and that he would be reaching out if he needed to. Thank you again! I really appreciate your support. God Bless you all.