Suboxone and Vivitrol Drug Treatment for Men
Our treatment staff is continually improving The Landing’s tools to provide men the best possible chance at long term recovery.
Reducing Cravings Increases Long Term Results
The Landing provides a comfortable, exclusive, and highly supervised treatment environment for men to successfully get their first 30 to 90 days sober. With long term recovery in mind, we always aim to prepare the men to “step down” to the next level of treatment (rather than cease treatment after 30 to 90 days of successful sobriety).
Since our goal is to give men the best chance at maintaining sobriety, it follows that our staff has been educated in the use of medication that makes detoxification more comfortable and reduces cravings in early sobriety. Examples include:
- buprenorphine (sold as Suboxone and Subutex)
- naltrexone (sold as Vivitrol, Revia, and Depade)
Successful Suboxone Treatment Story
Suboxone “Failure” Story
Suboxone and Subutex (Buprenorphine)
Suboxone and Subutex are the brand names for a medication called buprenorphine, which has had remarkable success in aiding the recovery of opiate-dependent individuals in recent years.
Buprenorphine is an “opioid antagonist” which means that it makes the brain’s receptors to opiate-based drugs less able to process the opioid that the individual is addicted to. This makes the cravings and withdrawal less painful for the user during the detoxification processand also reduces cravings during early sobriety.
Examples of drugs that are “opiate based” include:
- Heroin
- Oxycontin (oxycodone)
- Vicodin (hydrocodone)
- Norco
- Methadone
- Percocet (Percodan)
- Dilaudid
- Morphine
- Soma
- Darvocet
- Dilaudid
- Fentanyl
Suboxone is usually administered via injection during the initial detoxification period. We have been continuing the prescription of Suboxone well into early sobriety by prescribing the tablet version “Subutex,” which is taken by allowing it to dissolve in the mouth.
As you may have read in the above link to Johnny Orlando’s Suboxone Success Story the ongoing use of Subutex to keep cravings at bay in early recovery can be a life-saving tool that can make the difference between abstinence and relapse. Of course, the key to success is for the person who is taking Subutex to also participate whole-heartedly in the treatment they receive (i.e., therapy sessions) and their 12-Step recovery program.
To begin the assessment process and find out if Suboxone or Subutex is right for you or your loved one, please call us at 877.235.6134 to have your questions answered or fill out a private and confidential request for assessment form .
Vivitrol (Naltrexone)
Vivitrol is a prescription medication that contains naltrexone, which is also an opioid antagonist. Other brand names for naltrexone include Revia and Depade. The most common use for Vivitrol is to reduce cravings for men and women recovering from alcoholism. Vivitrol has been shown to reduce the occurrence of relapse in recovering individuals (and also to reduce the severity of relapse).
Vivitrol is most often taken in tablet form that is swallowed orally once a day. The medication is considered safe and effective if the client participates in a program of recovery. Much like the above-referenced stories of success and failure with Suboxone, our staff strongly feels that Vivitrol is an effective complement to a treatment plan that addresses the individual’s mind, body, and spirit. Our staff of addiction experts is of the opinion that the man who uses Vivitrol alone and does not participate in a therapeutic program of recovery will only stay sober for a brief period of time until he relapses and then stops taking the Vivitrol prescription.
For more information about whether Vivitrol is appropriate for you (or your loved one), please call us at 877.235.6134.
