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- Drugs to Loosen the Addictive Grip
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Serious drug addiction is a problem that afflicts more than 10 million Americans. The grip of hardcore drugs like heroin and cocaine is so intense that relapse rates are staggering. So far, rehabilitation programs have had limited success, and dropout rates high.
I am of the opinion that if we can loosen an addiction’s grip on the mind, then patients and society are better off. All growth is about moving beyond the things that enslave us — old certainties that keep us from facing the truth of who we are now. If Suboxone and Ecstasy can help us in that pursuit, I say go for it.
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Serious drug addiction is a problem that afflicts more than 10 million Americans. The grip of hardcore drugs like heroin and cocaine is so intense that relapse rates are staggering. So far, rehabilitation programs have had limited success, and dropout rates high. I am of the opinion that if we can loosen an addiction’s grip on the mind, then patients and society are better off. All growth is about moving beyond the things that enslave us — old certainties that keep us from facing the truth of who we are now. If Suboxone and Ecstasy can help us in that pursuit, I say go for it.
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Serious drug addiction is a problem that afflicts more than 10 million Americans. The grip of hardcore drugs like heroin and cocaine is so intense that relapse rates are staggering. So far, rehabilitation programs have had limited success, and dropout rates high.
Last year, scientists developed the first new drug since Methadone to treat drug addiction. Called Suboxone (buprenorphine), this little orange pill can be prescribed by your doctor and is available at any neighborhood pharmacy. Suboxone blocks opiate receptors in the brain, which means even if you shoot up you don’t get high. This offers new hope for addicts; instead of standing in line at an impersonal Methadone clinic, you can go to a doctor you like and trust who can guide you through the struggles without the old fix.
Suboxone loosens the grip that opiates have on the brain; the only catch is . . . you have to want...
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