SuboxForum Down Temporarily
Hi all— my apologies, but SuboxForum is currently offline, and I will do my best to get it running again (Jamez is much more knowledgeable about phpbb than I am, and I’ve sent out an SOS, in addition to contacting the support people at Lunar Pages. Apparently the forum is demanding too many resources for Lunar Pages, slowing the [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - July 3, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction suboxforum Source Type: blogs
It’s Getting Harder
The forces of nature appear intent on reversing mankind’s progress toward better health. An example is the ever-increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. A timeline of the existence of humans and bacteria shows that bacteria have been around for a very long time— much longer than mammals, and much, much longer than humans. In fact by the dawn mankind, bacteria [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - May 11, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Buprenorphine disease of addiction drug resistance heroin addiction resistance to treatment Suboxone treatment Source Type: blogs
FDA to Titan: ‘NO’ on Probuphine
A few weeks ago I described Reckitt Benckiser as a ship returning to port, after the FDA ‘bitch-slapped’ the company for a bit of trickery that was intended to block generics from making Suboxone. As an aside… I wondered if ‘bitch-slap’ would be an offensive, misogynist term, or whether it was a fair way to describe what happened [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - May 4, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Buprenorphine Legal Pharma pharmacology Public policy Suboxone treatment new treatments for addiction opioid dependence probuphine suboxone alternatives zubsolv Source Type: blogs
Wating on a Head Trip
I’m always impressed by the power of our ‘unconscious.’ I realize that people have a range of models for conceptualizing how our minds work; my own combination of education, analysis, and observation has led to an understanding that ‘works for me.’ My conscious mind works in series, holding one or two thoughts at a time [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - April 28, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Psychodynamics recovery shame and addiction unconscious mind working through feelings Source Type: blogs
Who Pays?
I realize that practice patterns differ between practices, even those treating the same condition (opioid dependence) with the same medication (buprenorphine). Differing patient characteristics result in different regional standards of care, for example. And some areas have access to services (e.g. group treatments or laboratory testing) that may not be as available somewhere else. Physicians [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - April 20, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Buprenorphine Drug Testing Public policy Suboxone treatment addiction treatment costs buprenorphine testing cost of Suboxone drug test for suboxone urine drug testing Source Type: blogs
Bye, Dad.
My dad passed away two days ago, one day after his 89th birthday. It doesn’t feel quite right to post something so personal. But it feels more wrong to write about anything else. Writing was a source of tension between us in some ways. My perspectives on myself, my parents, and my upbringing have changed [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - April 2, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Psychodynamics 'aha' moments childhood memories communication insigt Source Type: blogs
Is ‘Shame’ Always a Bad Thing?
I generally write positive articles about the use of buprenorphine for treating opioid dependence, and my articles have been reflective of my attitude toward the medication. The field of psychiatry encompasses more conditions than it does effective treatments for those conditions, and my initial experiences treating people with buprenorphine were strikingly positive. My first buprenorphine [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - March 23, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Buprenorphine recovery relapse Suboxone treatment character defects shame and addiction shame cycle of addiction Source Type: blogs
Suboxone as Problem, Suboxone as Solution
A local District Attorney wrote to me last week to express his concern about the increased diversion of buprenorphine. I often sense an undercurrent of tension when I cross paths with attorneys, aware of the different attitudes that we hold that arise from our different roles in society. The DA wrote about the dramatic increase in [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - March 15, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Buprenorphine Legal pharmacology Psychodynamics Public policy relapse side effects treatment hooked on the needle IV drug abuse Suboxone suboxone abuse suboxone diversion suboxone relapse Source Type: blogs
Suboxone Makes Me Fat and Boring and Stupid
A late post tonight, since my new exercise program has pushed my blogging back by an hour or so each night. My suspicions about exercise were correct, by the way; it is much easier to suggest exercise to other people than it is to actually exercise. I’ve been at it since the beginning of the [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - March 7, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Education Mood recovery side effects Suboxone Subutex treatment Withdrawal anxiety from suboxone exercise and recovery no motivation on suboxone suboxone fat suboxone makes me tired Source Type: blogs
Crazy Week for Suboxone
What a crazy week for buprenorphine. I’ve written about the FDA slapping the face of Reckitt Benckiser by denying their Citizens’ Petition. Adding insult to injury, the FDA then approved two generic formulations of Suboxone tabs (actually, the correct name is buprenorphine/naloxone combination tabs). Stock in RB dropped about 5%, but shares regained most of their price within a [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - March 3, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Buprenorphine My book risks side effects Suboxone treatment buprenorphine tablets generic suboxone Reckitt-Benckiser stock price suboxone film suboxone tabs Source Type: blogs
RB Citizen Petition: Smack Treatment Smack-Down Details
Find a copy of the response here, or at this url: www.suboxonetalkzone.com/cpresponse.pdf (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - February 24, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Buprenorphine Public policy Reckitt-Benckiser Suboxone generic suboxone lawsuit against suboxone Reckitt Benckiser citizens petition Source Type: blogs
Reckitt Benckiser Suboxone Citizen’s Petition DENIED by FDA
I’ve written in detail about the bold move by Reckitt-Benckiser that few people outside the company saw coming. In brief, the company has been cruising across the Atlantic for the past ten years, fueled by stellar growth of its flagship medication, Suboxone—even as the expiration of the patent on the medication loomed ahead (y’know– like an iceberg). [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - February 23, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Buprenorphine Reckitt-Benckiser Suboxone Subutex FDA blocks Reckitt Benckiser generic suboxone Reckitt Benckiser citizens petition rgbpf share price Source Type: blogs
Information Request about Short-Term Suboxone
Readers know that because of the high relapse rate for people with opioid dependence, I am a fan of long-term buprenorphine treatment, sometimes referred to as ’maintenance.’ As an effort to keep myself from becoming dogmatic, I’m seeking information about the experiences people have had with short-term buprenorphine, used either as a detox, or to facilitate starting [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - February 20, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Buprenorphine Induction Suboxone treatment Withdrawal naltrexone rapid opioid detox short-term buprenorphine Suboxone taper Suboxone withdrawal Source Type: blogs
Urine Drug Testing on Suboxone
A recent exchange with a reader: I have been on buprenorphine for 5 yrs. Recently my doctor stated that my u/a t looked like I have been ‘loading my meds.’ He said my levels where ‘backwards’ and that would happen if I took just a few doses just before my appt. My doc had me [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - February 15, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Buprenorphine Drug Testing pharmacology Suboxone Subutex treatment norbuprenorphine suboxone drug test mistakes suboxone tests Source Type: blogs
Thank you.
Thank you, so much, to those of you who have offered support and encouragement. I can’t help but remember a time twelve years ago, when I felt so alone; I only wish that you folks in ‘cyberspace’ (do they still use that term?) could stop by to share a laugh or two. I also think [...] (Source: Suboxone Talk Zone)
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - February 13, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: J T Junig Tags: Addiction Mood other blogs terminal uniqueness Ripoff report suboxforum Source Type: blogs
