I need help understanding Suboxone. My son is 23 years old. This is his second addiction to opiates. His first addiction was 5 years ago. He was then 18 and had just started college and I don't know if it was the stress of college or just simply that he tried Oxycontin and got hooked. Regardless, he had stayed clean for 5 years and was doing great until now. He is again addicted to opiates and to tell you the truth I am not sure which kind exactly. He will not tell me if it's heroin or oxycontin or what. He refuses rehab and he thinks he can clean up by himself by using Suboxone (trust me I don't agree with this). He just started the Suboxone yesterday. He seems fine... that's my concern. Shouldn't he be sick, or something? I know for a fact that he took the Suboxone but my fear is that he is also still taking whatever the other drug is that he's addicted to. Is that possible? From what I read it would be pointless to take a drug while on Suboxone because it will cancel the drug out. Correct? What should I expect as behavior and side effects if he is taking the Suboxone correctly? Thank you so much
Hi I know sub oxen takes away the pain of withdrawal,but my boyfriend would take method one or subs then the next day he would be back to heroin. I been with him 23 years. lucky I never had a kid so I never really gave advice to a mom before but I know tons about heroin addiction and as sad as this is You can NOT make someone you love stop drugs I begged pleaded and took him to rehab after rehab All you can do is keep trying to get him in rehab. They have to want to be clean. You do get a buzz off of subs and methodone I hope he gets better mine has relapsed after three years sober he wouldn't even take cough medicine.I was so happy now he's in NY and I'm in Delaware with my parents and my dog I have a bad job and I was with him since 17 now I'm 42. I hate heroin with all my heart. Don't give up I wont:-)
