Buprenorphine Use In Arizona

Due to the prime location of Arizona, next to the some of the major drug trafficking places in the US like the Mexican state of Sonora, in the recent years drug addiction and painkiller abuse has reached epidemic proportions. Hence, in order to render effective drug addiction treatment, the legislation has taken steps to establish an efficient monitoring system and integrate drug abuse prevention within the community. Drug abuse prevention is an effective tool though which the government intends to eradicate incidences of drug related crimes and violence in the community and educate the population in issues related to drug abuse prevention, in order to create a healthy environment.

Prevention programs are advocated at all levels, starting right from preschool onwards and address social issues including aggressive behavior and academic difficulties. All drug abuse prevention programs should necessarily aim at rectifying all forms of drug abuse, including those of diversion of prescription painkillers, which is an even greater problem as compared to the consumption of conventional drugs. The concerned authorities in Arizona have implemented drug abuse prevention programs that have invested efforts with a view to also address other forms of addiction like underage use of illegal drugs, ‘doctor shopping’ and easy access to drugs through the internet.

Fortunately, with the giant leaps that mankind had made in the field of medicine, now there is a less stigmatizing drug addiction treatment available for opiate addicts that can be followed from the comfort and privacy of home. Suboxone is a first of its kind treatment available for opioid addiction that not only guarantees successful, but complete recovery. Conventional treatments were not only time consuming and costly but also required the addict to stay at the rehab center till the treatment was completed. The best advantage about suboxone is that it can be dispensed like any other medicines.

Buprenorphine is the primary constituent of suboxone which acts as a partial opioid agonist. Suboxone also contains naloxene which serves the purpose of an opioid antagonist. In other words, the presence of naloxene discourages the misuse of suboxone from dissolving or injecting the buprenorphine preparation. In case, the medication is injected into the bloodstream, the addict immediately experiences symptoms of withdrawal. Hence, buprenorphine preparations like suboxone are effectively used to treat opiate addicts by helping to curb opiate withdrawal symptoms, reduce cravings for the opioid, decrease the illicit use of opioids, block the addictive effects of other opioids, and enable the addict to complete the treatment.

The ARCA (Assisted Recovery Centers of Arizona) has thus made an effort in this direction. The organization was conceived in April 1996 by the state of Arizona, with a view to adopt a cognitive approach to therapy along with the appropriate medication. Assisted Recovery has become a pioneer in the field of drug addiction and abuse treatment because it had efficiently implemented academic research and programs into established and successful recovery programs. It integrates medication in combination with psychological support. Additionally, it also identifies the biological, psychological and social condition of the addict and reinforces treatments that address each of these issues for a comparatively better outcome. All the three components combined together make the program more effective and successful.

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Information on this page last updated on 10/19/2007