"I can detox myself"
If you take another person's methadone or suboxone, you buy it off the street (it is probably diluted or altered somehow). You try detox yourself slowly so you don't go into withdrawals. So, intentions are there...but....can you really do this and wean yourself completely off, and stay off ... off ANY narcotic or alcohol? NO. I know because addiction is an official disease. and even if you don't believe that, think about it: How many addicts have tried but couldn't stop on their own? or if they did, how long could they maintain that? When an addict sees how it destroys their life, they don't WANT to do it but they MUST so they don't get physically ill and can function normally at work, at home etc... and even when an addict physically weans off the drug, there is a psychological component that is not addressed. Therefore the cycle eventually starts over and continues until addressed. That is where outpatient treatment centers come in. Could be methadone or suboxone. The "medication" is an actual prescription by a certified psychiatrist. It is dispensed by Registered Nurses who are trained in Addiction. Yes, you are usually routinely drug tested to check your progress and there is Addiction Counseling. The physical addiction part is easy. It is the psychological component that a person normally cannot do on their own without guidance, monitoring and support. It is the only way to change your thoughts and behaviors long term. Remember, Addiction is a disease and needs to be treated seriously as a disease or it will come back as that awful problem and cause problems.
If you take another person's methadone or suboxone, you buy it off the street (it is probably diluted or altered somehow). You try detox yourself slowly so you don't go into withdrawals. So, intentions are there...but....can you really do this and wean yourself completely off, and stay off ... off ANY narcotic or alcohol? NO. I know because addiction is an official disease. and even if you don't believe that, think about it: How many addicts have tried but couldn't stop on their own? or if they did, how long could they maintain that? When an addict sees how it destroys their life, they don't WANT to do it but they MUST so they don't get physically ill and can function normally at work, at home etc... and even when an addict physically weans off the drug, there is a psychological component that is not addressed. Therefore the cycle eventually starts over and continues until addressed. That is where outpatient treatment centers come in. Could be methadone or suboxone. The "medication" is an actual prescription by a certified psychiatrist. It is dispensed by Registered Nurses who are trained in Addiction. Yes, you are usually routinely drug tested to check your progress and there is Addiction Counseling. The physical addiction part is easy. It is the psychological component that a person normally cannot do on their own without guidance, monitoring and support. It is the only way to change your thoughts and behaviors long term. Remember, Addiction is a disease and needs to be treated seriously as a disease or it will come back as that awful problem and cause problems.
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