We provide expert treatment, medication assistance, and counseling for opioid dependents.

Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) is used as a replacement for dangerous opioids, effectively reduce cravings and curbing withdrawal. Medication should only be used in accordance with comprehensive treatment programs managed by clinicians who determine an appropriate Suboxone therapy to prevent patients from building up further opioid resistance.

What is Suboxone?

It is a medication used to treat opioid addiction. It contains buprenorphine and naloxone. WHO estimates that15 million people suffer from opioid dependence. Suboxone is a partial agonist and occupies the brain opioidreceptors withoutproducing drowsiness (‘high’) that heroin produces in people. Suboxone has another ingredient, Naloxone,which is anantagonist that makes it difficult to abuse. Unlike Methadone that can be dispensed from specializedaddiction clinics,suboxone can be prescribed from a physician’s office. Suboxone can produce dependence in users, so it’simportant thatall who take medications remain under professional medical supervision

Vivitrol Injection

What is Vivitrol Injection?

Vivitrol is an extended-release, injectable form of the drug naltrexone. It is a medication used as part of a comprehensive treatment program (including counseling and support groups) to treat alcohol use disorder and prevent relapse to opioid dependence.

Purpose and Function

• The primary purpose of Vivitrol is to help individuals maintain sobriety by reducing cravings for alcohol and opioids and by blocking their euphoric and rewarding effects.
• Mechanism of Action: Vivitrol works as an opioid antagonist. It binds to the opioid receptors in the brain, which prevents alcohol and opioids from activating them. When these substances are consumed, they no longer produce the “feel-good” chemicals (dopamine and endorphins) that reinforce addictive behavior, thereby diminishing the incentive to use them.
• Administration: It is administered by a healthcare professional as a deep intramuscular injection into the buttock muscle, typically once every four weeks or once a month. This extended-release formulation ensures the medication is continuously active in the body over this period, which can be more convenient for some patients than taking a daily pill

For more information make an appointment by calling 443-636-6002.