Buprenorphine is a new drug approved for the treatment of opiate dependence. Dr. Roy is approved by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to provide Buprenorphine for detoxification or maintenance of patients with opiate dependence.

There are many ways to address the physical dependence on narcotic substances. Addiction Recovery resources offers abstinence-based professional treatment with a focus on long-term recovery in 12-Step oriented programs. In most patients, detoxification using Buprenorphine with subsequent administration of Naltrexone, an opiate blocker, is the preferred method. In patients where this strategy has failed and in some patients who are unable to complete detoxification, maintenance with Buprenorphine may be the appropriate medication strategy. Dr. Roy and the staff at Addiction Recovery Resources assess each patient and makes recommendations for treatment.

Dr. Roy and the treatment team at Addiction Recovery Resources firmly believe that addictive disorder is a chronic, fatal, progressive illness that requires treatment. Detoxification and/or maintenance therapy with medications is a prerequisite for treatment, not treatment for addiction. To receive Buphrenorphine, all patients would be required to be in a treatment process either at Addiction Recovery Resources or in some other venue. 

Patients are required to participate in treatment components and their efforts are closely monitored by professionally trained staff. Relapse to the use of the original drug(s) of abuse or other addicting drugs will stimulate a recommendation for further or more intense treatment. A decision to avoid or circumvent this recommended treatment will be grounds for discontinuation of Buprenorphine therapy. 

Continued success in treatment and recovery is expected with sufficient effort on the part of the patient along with appropriate medication and professional management of addictive disease (and other concurrent illnesses). Buprenorphine is a new tool that will allow us to be effective in helping patients who have been unable to enter the hospital for detoxification or unsuccessful following previous hospitalizations. We look forward to working with patients detoxified with or maintained on Buprenorphine and our experience to date has been very positive.