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Buprenorphine (suboxone) Assisted Treatment for Opioid/Opiate Addiction and Abuse

Opioid and opiate addictions killed over 1000 people in Indiana in 2018, and are destroying many more lives at this very moment. In fact, today more people die of drug overdoses that any other form of accidental death. Even when people get medical help to stop using opiates/opioids (i.e. medical detox, which is different from medically assisted treatment) and engage in psychological counseling after detox, 90% of those people return to using opiate/opiods again.

Buprenorphine treatment is different than "medical detox". Buprenorphine is a medication that targets the same receptors in our body as the commonly misused opiates/opioids(ie. heroin, hydrocodone, oxycontin, fentanyl, morphine, etc), but unlike those misused opiates it does not create the "high" that a user is seeking. It will, however, prevent withdrawl, treat pain, and stop cravings for opioids/opiates without creating significant sedation. Furthermore, buprenorphine treatment dramatically reduces the risk of death for someone addicted opiates. People who start buprenorphine are more likely to remain off other opiate/opioids, to have better relationships, and to stay employed.

You can learn more about Buprenorphine from the body that governs Buprenorphine licenses for physicians, "The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration" (SAMHSA) by clicking here.   Another resource for addiction is here.
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Buprenorphine Treatment consists of 3 phases :

Induction - This can be done at home or in our office depending on the patient and physician's decision. In this phase the dosage is set at a level that prevents withdrawl sympmtoms. This phase lasts about 1 week and requires 2 office visits.

Stabilization - In this phase we adjust the dose to eliminate cravings for more opiates/opiods. This may take 2-4 weeks and may or may not require additional office visits.

Maintainence - Here the patient continues on the dose established during the stabilization phase and checks in monthly with Dr. Starsiak. A patient can be mantained safely on buprenorphine until they are ready to wean off. Success at stopping buprenorphine without starting back with other opiods increases the longer one is mantained on buprenorphine. Once someone is no longer experiencing all of the stress associated with seeking and using opiates they have more resources to put towards adressing the reasons they are seeking the drug in the first place. It is easier to engage in counseling, mantain exercise routines, nuture relationships, and perform at one's full potential at work once buprenorphine has stabilized a dependency on opiates/opiods.


If you or someone you love would benefit from buprenorphine assisted treatment for opiod dependency, please use one of the links below to contact Dr. Starsiak to discuss treatment with buprenorphine ​

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"We can't recommend Dr. Starsiak and his approach enough!! He is wonderful. Our 8 week old daughter cried constantly from day 1. She only slept 4-6 hours every 24 hour period. Mostly in 30 minute increments. While this was draining on her mom and I, we were mainly concerned about our daughter's well being. She seemed like she was constantly in pain. Other doctors and professionals we talked to shrugged it off to, 'she's just a baby' or 'she's probably just colicky'. We are so thrilled we took her to Dr. Starsiak. He identified that she was in pain due to her long birthing and delivery process and was able to relieve that pain through his gentle process. We finally have a baby that is happy, smiling, and has relief from the pain she was experiencing.

If you have been told that your baby is 'just colicky' and they will grow out of it, you need to get a second opinion from Dr. Starsiak."

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