What Is Buprenorphine Detox?
Buprenorphine addiction is becoming a problem across the country. Addiction occurs primarily to people after they’ve been through detox for other opiates like heroin, Vicodin, or Percocet. Taking Buprenorphine for withdrawal from other drugs gives the addict a low level of opiate to ease withdrawal and cravings. But the problem is that their addiction just changes from one opiate to another. Buprenorphine detox should be a gradual and highly-controlled process. You must go through withdrawal to get sober, and we’ve found it’s safest to taper off buprenorphine. Even a gradual controlled detox involves discomfort. You could experience nausea, anxiety, headache, or chills. Detox is essential for successful recovery, but it’s only one part of the rehab process. To recover from addiction, you need psychological and physical therapy after detox. Not treating the psychological addiction or getting you back into good shape can leave you vulnerable to relapse. Detox is only the beginning of you
