Interesting Op-Ed Buprenorphine Experience
An opinion article in the LA Times offers a hopeful perspective about how buprenorphine treatment saves lives. It’s a very good read for anyone the uses heroin or abuses prescription opioids, and their loved ones.
Buprenorphine saved my life. Unlike other opioids, buprenorphine is a partial opiate-agonist. Think of it as a life raft or a snorkel. You’re neither high nor drowning, but you’re still in the middle of the ocean.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-08-16/opioid-addiction-heroin-buprenorphine-treatment-12-step-program
The article points out the fact that buprenorphine treatment may be difficult to find. It is available at Tarzana Treatment Centers along with other opioid treatment options, and we have several locations in LA County to serve you.