Suboxone: Traditional Recovery’s Downfall? Part Two
disappear as the obsession to use is relieved. I base this opinion on my experiences with scores of suboxone patients, and more importantly with the spouses, parents, and children of suboxone patients. I have seen multiple instances of improved communication and new-found humility. I have heard families talk about ‘having dad back’, and husbands talk about getting back the women they married. I sometimes miss my old days as an anesthesiologist placing labor epidurals, as the patients were so gratefuland so I am happy to have found Suboxone treatment, for it is one of the rare areas in psychiatry where patients quickly get better and express gratitude for their care.
A natural question is why character defects would simply disappear when the obsession to use is lifted? Why wouldn’t it require a great deal of work? The answer, I believe, is because the character defects are not the natural personality state of the addict, but rather are traits that are produced by the obsession, and dynamically maintained by the obsession.
See: Part Three: Combining suboxone treatment and traditional recovery.
Jeffrey T Junig MD PhD has worked as a neuroscientist and as an anesthesiologist, and is a psychiatrist in solo, independent practice. Additional information about suboxone including the blog Suboxone Talk Zone can be found at http://subox.info. Dr. Junig is available for patient care, consultations, or educational presentations through http://fdlpsychiatry.com.
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