A safe, structured path off opioids — combining physician-supervised Suboxone with real counseling support, on a schedule built around your everyday life.
A two-medicine approach, FDA-approved since 2002, built specifically to treat opioid use disorder.
Suboxone combines two active ingredients in a single sublingual film: buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist — it attaches to the same brain receptors as opioids like heroin, fentanyl, or prescription painkillers, but only partially activates them. That’s enough to ease withdrawal and quiet cravings, without producing the same intense high. Naloxone is added as a safeguard: taken as prescribed under the tongue, it stays inactive, but it’s there to discourage misuse.
Most people feel the medication begin working within 20 to 60 minutes of that first dose. Because buprenorphine only partially activates opioid receptors, there’s also a natural “ceiling effect” — taking more than prescribed doesn’t produce additional euphoria, which is part of why Suboxone carries a lower misuse risk than full opioid agonists.
Suboxone treatment generally moves through two phases. During induction, we start the medication once you’re already experiencing early withdrawal, to safely ease those symptoms as you stop using other opioids. From there, treatment moves into the maintenance phase — a steady, stable dose that keeps cravings and withdrawal in check while you focus on the rest of your recovery. Maintenance can last months or considerably longer, depending on your needs; there’s no fixed timeline that fits everyone.
Suboxone is never the whole plan on its own. At Miami Valley Recovery, it’s paired with real counseling and case management, because the medication creates the stability that makes that deeper work possible.
Every dose, every adjustment — reviewed and managed by our clinical team from day one.
Paired with individual and group sessions that address what’s underneath the addiction, not just the symptoms.
Appointment times designed to work around your job, your kids, and your daily responsibilities.
A team in your corner for the logistics, too — insurance, scheduling, and whatever else comes up.
Some visits can happen virtually when it makes sense clinically, saving you a trip.
Your treatment plan evolves with you — nothing about it is locked in on day one.
Start with a confidential conversation — we’ll listen and learn where you are.
When Suboxone fits your situation, our physicians walk you through induction and every step after.
Long-term, we stay with you — through stabilization and, whenever you’re ready, a carefully managed taper.
Suboxone is one medication among several we offer. See the full picture of medication-assisted treatment at Miami Valley Recovery.
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