Patient Stories
Below are stories from Buprenorphine Treatment patients
 "Mike's Story" Meet Mike. An average middle-class American, raised and living in the heartland. A business owner, loving husband, father and grandfather, Mike was very active in his family’s lives until he hurt himself at work, and slowly became addicted to the painkillers his doctor prescribed. His story resonates with many other people who found themselves addicted to prescription painkillers. Click here to view naabt.org Public Service Announcements and webisodes featuring Mike. |
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(The people in the photos are models and NOT the subjects of the stories and NOT addicted....as far as we know) |
 "Not only has Suboxone given me another chance at life, it has given my kids their daddy back!" |
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 "In terms of trading one addiction for another, my doctor explained it like this "you are trading addictive behavior for medical behavior, and this therapy will give you the chance to address the true causes of your addiction".
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 "I can’t wait to get up and get going for the day. But the most important thing is I got my family back."
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 "I have a great family support system from my husband of 27 years and my six kids. I am a nurse and had to temporarily surrender my nursing license. I am now ready to get it back."
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 "If you are out there stuck in addiction, I am living proof that this medicine works. My addictive behavior is long gone. I am doing things I never thought of while on drugs. This is a life-saving medicine – not a miracle pill – you still have work to do. But it is by far the best tool we have today to fight the disease of addiction."
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 "I am anticipating celebrating 18 months clean and serene. I am now planning my Wedding for September 2006..."
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 "As I continue to get the Suboxone where I can, it continually blows my mind that getting heroin is easier than getting Suboxone. It’s almost as though the regulations on Suboxone are stacked in favor of doing what’s wrong instead of what’s right. Now I am at the mercy of other people for my medication, while I wait and wait to get into a program."
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 "My only regret with Suboxone is that I didn't try it sooner. My advice to anyone that is struggling with an addiction is to give it a try. I also believe that therapy is a very important part of recovery."
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 I think people are often reluctant to share their stories because they believe that theirs are not really all that much different from someone else’s. And indeed that may be true to the extent that so many of us, through whatever circumstance, have ended up being dependent on some form of narcotics.
However, in saying that, I decided that I still would like to share my story in the hopes that it might help others in some way. |
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 I am convinced that my life has a purpose because I know I should have died a long time ago. I no longer believe in the word “Hopeless”. It is never too late to pick up the pieces and rebuild a life after so much destruction.
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 After 2 days of being on Suboxone® I laughed. I could not believe that I had laughed and meant it. I felt it, I was living again. I began feeling all sorts of feelings. I felt like I was myself again.
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 "This was the first day on the road to the rest of a long healthy life. Suboxone® has helped me in ways I just can't believe. I never thought I could feel "normal" again..."
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 "I would say if you are addicted to opiates to please give bupe a try – if you have tired every other way and failed first. Bupe isn’t for everyone but it works wonders for me ..." |
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Read what patients are saying on the AddictionSurvivors.org support community |
