Addictions And Buprenorphine

This book starts with the Celtic cross as a symbol of faith and peace. It emphasizes the biopsychosocial medical model for the treatment and prevention of this chronic illness we call addiction versus criminalizing them. What we do not know enough is the spiritual or astral aspects of it, for instance, the use of acupuncture among addicted persons who may have several medical and psychiatric comorbidities. Hopefully in the future, we will. Meantime, nothing replaces the physician acumen to select the appropriate patient for the appropriate type of treatment. “One size does not fit them all.” Each addicted person is a challenge and different from the next one. To treat them with the utmost respect and acknowledging their suffering of a severe medical illness should be our motto. It describes historical, genetic, and neurochemical as well as clinical aspects of the three more common addictions: alcohol, cocaine, and opiates. It also makes reference to their usefulness among nonaddicted persons where moderation is the name of the game. It claims that buprenorphine is the best medication currently available for the treatment of opioid addiction, which should be used only in the appropriate patient plus all the supports available to help addicted persons achieve “a spiritual awakening,” which will help them succeed in their recovery, becoming productive members in our society.