Withdrawal (60 seconds)

Mike is not an actor. His story is all too real and increasingly common. Painkiller addiction has become a big problem in the US, possibly because prescription medications are perceived as being safer than street drugs, causing people to underestimate their potency. Most people who take prescription pain killers don't become addicted, but for those who do, like Mike, treatment is available to help them get their life back, and become an addiction survivor. Buprenorphine is an opioid medication used to treat opioid addiction. At the correct dose, it may greatly reduce cravings and withdrawal allowing people to make the positive changes in their lives that will lead to long term addiction remission, All in the privacy of a physician's office.