Suboxone Maintenance After Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment

Suboxone maintenance after inpatient drug and alcohol treatment is critical to lifelong sobriety. Drug and alcohol addiction is a serious problem that can have devastating consequences for individuals, families, and communities. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, Suboxone maintenance after inpatient drug and alcohol treatment can be a life-saving option.

Why Consider Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment?

Inpatient drug and alcohol treatment is a more intensive form of treatment than outpatient treatment. It typically involves staying at a residential treatment facility for a period of time, ranging from 30 days to 6 months. 

After which, many addicts and alcoholics move to a “sober living house”, a home dedicated to hosting people after inpatient drug and alcohol treatment.

During inpatient drug and alcohol treatment, you will receive a variety of services, including:

• Medical detox
• Individual and group therapy
• Medication-assisted treatment
• Life skills training
• Family therapy
• Aftercare planning
• Introduction to Suboxone

Does Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment Work?

Inpatient drug and alcohol treatment provide a safe and supportive environment where you can focus on your recovery without the distractions of everyday life. You will be surrounded by other people who are struggling with addiction, and you will have access to a team of professionals who are experts in addiction treatment.

Inpatient drug and alcohol treatment provides a structured and supervised program that will help you to create a plan for your recovery. You will most likely have a daily schedule that includes therapy, medication, and other activities. This will help you to break old habits and build new, healthy ones.

Inpatient drug and alcohol treatment addresses the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of alcohol abuse and addiction. You will receive medical detox to help you manage withdrawal symptoms, and you will participate in individual and group therapy to address the underlying causes of your addiction.

Of course, inpatient drug and alcohol treatment are only part of the solution for long term sobriety. It is most often the plan for AFTER  inpatient drug and alcohol treatment that determines your long term success.

Why Suboxone Maintenance After Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment is Important

Long-term sobriety is most often determined when someone has a solid recovery plan for going back to “normal life” after leaving inpatient drug and alcohol treatment. Inpatient drug and alcohol treatment can often get someone “clean”, but this is very much due to the temporary solutions it provides:

• Isolated environment where it’s difficult to fail / easy to succeed
• Addicts/alcoholics are far removed from daily life:
  • no bills to pay,
  • no daily responsibilities,
  • no children,
  • no spouses,
  • no job stresses,
  • no financial worries,
  • No “triggers” (friends, situations, or environments where prior drug use occurred)
• Considered a living in a “bubble”
• Structured daily schedule

Suboxone Provides Ongoing Support, Long After Leaving Inpatient Treatment

Suboxone is considered to be a “maintenance” drug. Meaning, it can provide daily stability (normal living) for those who are addicted to opioids by eliminating withdrawals and so much more:

• Eliminates opioid withdrawals
• Eliminates drug cravings
• Restores appetite
• Helps with libido
• Allows for better sleep
• Creates a feeling of wellbeing
• Can help with pain (though not prescribed specifically for pain relief)
• Provides relief without feelings of euphoria

Other Than Suboxone, What Else is Important to Do After Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment?

The plan for after leaving inpatient treatment is critical to living successful, long-term sobriety. Here are a few items that should be a part of anyone’s recovery program after leaving inpatient treatment:

• Intensive Outpatient Treatment – IOP is often the best first step for transitioning from inpatient drug and alcohol treatment back to the real world. It creates structured, daily meetings where people are surrounded by others who have recently left inpatient drug and alcohol treatment. Daily meetings are often required for 30 to 90 days.
• 90 Meetings in 90 Days – Most anyone with long term sobriety will tell you that some form of group recovery is at least one of their keys to success. With meetings like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, and many more available in most every city around the world, daily group recovery meetings are a great way to establish newer, better habits for living after leaving inpatient drug and alcohol treatment. 
• Medication Assisted Treatment with Suboxone – MAT consists of Suboxone along with counseling and case management. MAT is currently the leading solution for treating opioid use disorder, providing hundreds of thousands of people with the feelings of normalcy and wellbeing, while virtually eliminating the withdrawals and cravings that come with the stoppage of opioid use. MAT with Suboxone treatment is now covered by most health insurance companies, as well as Medicare and Medicaid (TennCare in Tennessee), providing $0 cost treatment and $0 cost prescriptions to its insured users.

Medicaid Covered Suboxone Treatment for all TennCare Insurance Holders

If you have TennCare Medicaid, you automatically qualify for $0 cost Suboxone treatment and $0 cost prescriptions. TennCare Medicaid covers 100% of the cost of treatment and prescription costs, including Suboxone TeleMAT (Suboxone telemedicine treatment).

TennCare Suboxone TeleMAT – Start Your Recovery Treatment Now

Recovery Care is a TennCare BeSMART-certified clinic licensed to provide Suboxone TeleMAT treatment (telemedicine medication-assisted treatment) to anyone living in the state of Tennessee. If you have a Tennessee driver’s license or state issued photo ID, we can provide you with Suboxone telemedicine treatment.

TennCare Medicaid, Commercial Health Insurance or Self-Pay, We have You Covered!

Sign up for Suboxone TeleMAT using the links below.