Opiate Dependence
"Let me put to rest the biggest misconception about Suboxone.  You&#039;ve all heard or have said it before.  &quot;With Suboxone, I&#039;m just trading one addiction for another.&quot;  That&#039;s WRONG and I&#039;ll tell you why.  An addiction is a compulsive behavior that we do and continue to do despite HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES.  I was addicted to heroin for a couple of years.  My life was going down the tubes.  I was suffering consequences left and right, but I kept using.  Now lets talk about DEPENDENCE.  We are dependent on a substance where if we STOP taking it, we will have harmful consequences.  A diabetic is dependent on their insulin, if they don&#039;t take it they could get very sick.  If I stop my Suboxone, I could suffer bad consequences.  Kapeesh?"