Hi I am going to get masshealth and begin a detox of painkillers with a doctor specializing in suboxone... my question is will I still have to pay a fee with masshealth?

Depends on the wording in your specific policy - according to the Internet.

The Physician who will be treating you will undoubtedly check before treatment begins because he/she wants to know who is paying the bill.

Is there anything I can do to help with withdraw from suboxone?I was buying it off the street to stop using pain killers and recently am not able to get it no more... I am in the process of getting a doctor to treat me but until I obtain insurance I will have to do without.Also is there such thing as a phsycologist prescribing suboxone?

You are attempting to get a prescription for suboxone to help you detox from suboxone?

No one I know will prescribe suboxone to an addict. Have you looked into Government-run agencies for help?

Because I am an addict( painkillers), and am recovering from hip surgery, and have chronic pain, I am taking Suboxone. Yes, my particular insurance (Blue Cross), covers the visits, and a lot of the prescription cost. With no insurance, they are about $7.50 each. With insurance, my copay is about $1.20 each. I hear on the street they are about $15.00 each.

Suboxone is indeed a miracle drug, and I recommend it for people in my situation. I have so much pain right now, there is NO WAY that I can just stop taking it and maintain the lifestyle that I am enjoying. The intense pain that I have would be a HUGE trigger for me to use painkillers again.

But, you have to go to specific doctors, that have been trained to prescribe this drug. Look online for doctors in your area.

I know that Suboxone has very bad withdrawals. Unfortunately, I have no cure for these.

Find a clinic in your area ASAP to get past the hell that I know that you are going through. Then, get, and stay, in a 12 step program. The drug just doesn't work by itself.

With the Suboxone, AA, a wonderful, understanding wife, and our Lord above, I have enjoyed over 8 months of being free of alcohol and drugs.

We don't simply choose to be alcoholics and addicts, do we? Some have the genetic disposition, and some just evolve into it.

God bless you.

You are attempting to get a prescription for suboxone to help you detox from suboxone?

No one I know will prescribe suboxone to an addict. Have you looked into Government-run agencies for help?

I have been using many many painkillers off the street due to an major injury I obtained... when I could not get painkillers from the doctor anymore I began getting them from the street.. while doing so I did not want to keep taking them so someone I know was getting suboxone.. allowed me to try it... it did not give me the buzz of a painkiller but calmed my withdrawal so I did not feel like a junky and I ended up getting hooked... I did not think I would get hooked like a painkiller but I kind of did though not as bad... now I have gone back to buying painkillers and am feeling like a junky again so I would like to enter into an detox that uses suboxone instead of an more dangerous drug like methadone

You are attempting to get a prescription for suboxone to help you detox from suboxone?

No one I know will prescribe suboxone to an addict. Have you looked into Government-run agencies for help?

Judy, Suboxone is especially made for addicts. Are you thinking about Oxycodone? Or some other opiate?

Because Suboxone is a drug that basically tricks your brain into thinking that you have taken an opiate. There is no "buzz" involved. It works, but has bad withdrawals when you stop taking it. That's why it shouldn't be taken outside of doctor's care. No prescription drug should be. But we ARE talking about addiction so...

Wow I think I will have to look up more info on the drug. I have lived in extreme pain for over 10 years. My body seems t adjust to the painkiller real quick. I had to convince myself mentally that I am not in pain.

Judy, Suboxone is especially made for addicts. Are you thinking about Oxycodone? Or some other opiate?

Because Suboxone is a drug that basically tricks your brain into thinking that you have taken an opiate. There is no "buzz" involved. It works, but has bad withdrawals when you stop taking it. That's why it shouldn't be taken outside of doctor's care. No prescription drug should be. But we ARE talking about addiction so.....


My concern is that OP wants to get a prescription for the drug from a "phsycologist" - I assume he means Psychologist - instead of a Physician specializing in addiction.

In this, however, I do bow to your experience!

Wow I think I will have to look up more info on the drug. I have lived in extreme pain for over 10 years. My body seems t adjust to the painkiller real quick. I had to convince mysef mentally that I am not in pain.

This drug is for people who have become physically dependent on opiates.

Are you?

You quite could be if you have taken them for "over 10 years".

My body "adjusted" to new painkillers too. It's called high tolerance.

These drugs are very addictive, and should not be prescribed long term. Unless of course, it's the only way to relieve a patient's chronic pain.

My concern is that OP wants to get a prescription for the drug from a "phsycologist" - I assume he means Psychologist - instead of a Physician specializing in addiction.

In this, however, I do bow to your experience!

"OP" do I have red hair? Its brown.. lol.. when a person withdraws off painkillers part of the side effects are not being able to think clearly... witch contributes to my miss spelling... I am however an nuclear engineer and can you believe I actually went to heat up something in the microwave the other day and used aluminum foil to cover it.. lol.. I was aware as to not do this when I saw the big flash.. lol... normally I would never do that as I am also very good in the subject of proper spelling of words in the English language... but all the same withdrawing from painkillers causes a person to not be able to think clearly.

"OP" do i have red hair? its brown..lol..when a person withdraws off of painkillers part of the side effects are not being able to think clearly...witch contributes to my miss spelling...i am however an nuclear engineer and can you believe i actually went to heat up something in the microwave the other day and used aluminum foil to cover it..lol..i was aware as to not do this when i saw the big flash..lol...normally i would never do that as i am also very good in the subject of proper spelling of words in the English language...but all the same withdrawing from painkillers causes a person to not be able to think clearly.


OP means original poster - the person who asked the question. I wasn't correcting your spelling for no reason. You could have meant Physiologist.

Have you attempted to get treatment through a City/County/State program instead of a private physician?

Get help however you can. There is always enough money to buy on the street isn't it? Well, take that into consideration, and get a second job if you have to.

If you already know the peace and sanity that Suboxone brings, you should be at the doctor's office when they open. Go to this site:Suboxone.com - Office-Based Treatment for Opioid Dependence (http://suboxone.com/) to find a doctor that can prescribe it.

I have not had to take any opiate since beginning Suboxone treatment( 9 months). I am in severe pain, yet survive on Motrin, and Mobic. I sleep like a baby, and have not missed a day of work.

60 pills last me all month. I ask you, when was the last time that you had THAT happen? Probably never.

Find a provider, and stick to the program. It will free you of the demon of addiction.

Suboxone and the 12 step program of your choice.

God bless you.