This year, 23 percent of the 618 inmates booked into the county jail since January were detoxing from opiates, according to Jessica Gallagher, assistant director of health services at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility. Read more on Cape Cod Times (subscription)
Suboxone, part 16: people worry “what next?” after detoxifying with Suboxone. – “What’s next?”, people wonder, after tapering off Suboxone. Humans are creatures of habit: even when those habits are destructive. Some people feel an emptiness “something missing” when their narcotic habit ends, as welcome as that ultimately will be for themselves and their families. We try to develop new and better habits, routines, to replace the old. Activity and involvement with family and friends, in the pursuit of finances, faith, and fun are good starts; nonetheless, to help allay some fears, after-treatment, with genuine narcotic blocker naltrexone often is prescribed.