All addictions change the structure of the living brain. The National Institute on Drug Abuse considers addiction to be a brain disease because addiction changes how the brain works, causing the addicted person to seek out drugs in spite of physical, emotional, and legal consequences. Understanding addiction as a disease has helped to advance opiate addiction treatment. However, many addicted persons still feel deep shame when needing to seek treatment, and often fear that they will be turned over to the police or have to deal with other investigations, loss of jobs, or other consequences. For these addicted persons, opiate addiction treatment in the home under medical supervision is often a viable alternative to inpatient treatment.
Florida Residents and Outpatient Opiate Addiction Treatment
Most people associate detox and rehab with inpatient treatment centers and may be reluctant to seek treatment for fear of missing work, school or other obligations. Undergoing opiate withdrawal and switching to Suboxone allows the patient to remain in a supportive, real-world family atmosphere. At the same time, they can receive professional counseling that helps them to develop a strategy for living after detox. Simply detoxing will not in itself cope with the damage that addiction has inflicted, psychological counseling and sometimes psychiatric intervention may be necessary.
Opiate Addiction Grows More Dangerous
Fentanyl is making its way into many different types of street drugs in Florida, including heroin and cocaine. Initially formulated for use by end-stage cancer patients, this drug is unsafe to users in any dosage. In some states like Tennessee, fentanyl abuse has spiked by 70% – and heroin users are increasingly dying with nonlethal amounts of heroin in their system, but we fill an ounce of fentanyl. When you’re ready to leave dangerous addictions behind, in-home opiate addiction treatment could be your best path into a new life.
