My son has been taking suboxone for 4 months. I give him the suboxone and make sure he takes it right in front of me. I even watch it melt under his tongue. I caught him doing heroin again even though he is on the suboxone. How is this possible? He is obviously getting a high from the heroin because he keeps doing it.
If he is using while on suboxone then the high is completely in his head since it is impossible to get high off opiates while taking suboxone. If he is prescribed suboxone like I am for opiate dependency then he should be required regular drug screens and if he is caught with opiates in his system he will most likely be kicked out of the program he is receiving suboxone maintence from. The thing about suboxone is that you can't just use it as a crutch to stay clean. If he doesn't want or believe that he truly can stay clean without it then he won't. He needs to go to NA meetings. They really help. This is my third time in recovery and I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure it is my last. There is a huge difference between just staying clean and actually working your recovery. It seems that he doesn't fully appreciate the wonderful life that sobriety can bring. Today is my 90 days clean and I will never take my life for granted ever again. I feel so blessed to have another chance at sobriety. Hope this helps:-)
He is prescribed the suboxone and he manages to pass the drug screenings. He simply stops using 5 days before his monthly apt to make sure he passes the drig test. He finally broke down and told me that for some reason he cant get the thought and urge for heroin out of his head. He was prescribed 8mg of suboxone twice a day but he only took one 8mg. We switched from suboxone to subslov a month ago because it tasted better than suboxone. He broke down and asked me to give him the full dose of 2 8mg tablets instead of the one and see for some miracle it will stop the need to do heroin. He doesnt know why he cant stop thinking about it all the time.
That is what addiction does to your mind it possesses your every thought. He needs sober support, has he got involved in narcotics anonymous? It really helps and they teach you how to deal with the cravings and handle them without using. The NA basic text book is a big help. But if he is taking suboxone and using heroin it's all in his head, impossible to get a high from opiates if you are taking suboxone, that is what it was made for, so you can't get high even if you try. Sounds like he needs to get some outside support and talk to other addicts in recovery who have some clean time under their belt and NA is a great place to start. I was just like your son but I found a new way to live and I never thought I could be this happy and drug free. I wish the best for him
He is using while he is on the suboxone and I know for a fact he is taking his medicine. Bit he is getting high. He is hyper and then he starts nodding. How is this possible! He says that he is still has the urge even though he is taking the suboxone! My friends son just died of an overdose and I am going crazy. I dont know what to do anymore!
Just talk to him. You can't change him but if he really wanted to change he would be putting forth the effort.. Is he seeing a drug counselor or therapist? And going to meetings??
He refuses to go to meetings. Again today he used and came home high. He was on a cleaning frenzy for 2 hours and then started nodding and itching like crazy. What I don't understand is how is getting high on the heroin if he is taking suboxone. He is wheezing really bad when he sleeps after the heroin starts wearing off. I had a niece who is 12 years clean and she told me she never saw anyone being hyper like my son on heroin. He climbs the walls when he is on it. He can clean the whole house from top to bottom in 3 hours and then the nodding and itching like he is crawling out of his skin starts. This is what he did today. He took suboxone at 630 am before work and through his text messages i caught him that he did heroin at 630 pm. He was cleaning up until 10pm and then started nodding and passed out. He even agreed with me to take his debit card and gave me his password to access his bank account so he doesn't have access to money. After a long talk he goes out and does it anyway. I don't know how because i had his debit card. He had no cash and his account showed no activity. He cries that its like a devil telling him to go do it and no matter how much he fights it the devil always wins. I feel like I am loosing my child. I don't know what else to do
erika;
Are you attending Nar-Anon meetings?
Bob
Are you attending Nar-Anon meetings?
Bob
