Category Archives: Opiate Withdrawal

Home Detox: Fentanyl Detox

Posted on June 27, 2011 by BillC

Fentanyl is a powerful opioid used during surgery in combination with anesthesia, in Intensive Care Units for post operative pain, and used for retractable chronic pain. The most popular form of Fentanyl is the Fentanyl transdermal patch. The patch is … Continue reading →

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Home Detox Nurse Wanted

Posted on June 25, 2011 by BillC

Executive Home Detox provides a unique treatment modality. We actually come to the client, live with the client, and supervise the medical detox from beginning to end. We are in essence, private duty detox nurses for clients dependent on alcohol … Continue reading →

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“Prisoner in my own Home” Take Two

Posted on June 15, 2011 by BillC

I wrote a blog below in January of 2011. It was titled “I’m a prisoner in my own home”. Since that time I have had discussions with a number of clinicians that have used the same phrase. Also, since that … Continue reading →

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Buprenorphine Induction Protocol

Posted on March 28, 2011 by BillC

There is a specific way to start Buprenorphine because of it’s unique chemical makeup. If you do not follow the proper induction of Buprenorphine then you will likely go into full blown opiate withdrawal, an awful experience at best, and a false impression of the “failure” of Buprenorphine.
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Buprenorphine: Suboxone and Subutex

Posted on March 27, 2011 by BillC

Buprenorphine has rapidly become the standard medication for Opiate detoxification and the only office based opiate maintenance medication. Buprenorphine is also known as, and marketed as, Subutex. Buprenorphine and Naloxone form another form of medication known as, and marketed as, … Continue reading →

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Suboxone Induction Protocol: Is Someone Dropping the Ball?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by BillC

Suboxone (Buprenorphine and Naloxone) continues to gain popularity in the treatment for opiate / opioid dependence. Supposedly, only physicians who have completed a training in the proper use of Suboxone can prescribe this medication and supervise it’s administration. I say … Continue reading →

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Addiction as a Chronic Disease?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by BillC

CNN has a thoughtful piece on addiction. The piece, by Elizabeth Landau, references Charlie Sheen’s most recent struggles and tries to put his struggles in a health continuum perspective. The piece portrays addiction as a chronic disease. Read this blog and read the CNN piece and then let me know what you think. Is addiction a chronic disease? Continue reading →

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Home Detox: ASAM Levels of Care: Level Three

Posted on February 2, 2011 by BillC

Is an in-home detox program appropriate for the medical detoxification of clients going through alcohol withdrawal or opiate* withdrawal? In the case of a level I or II medical detox, Executive Home Detox is highly qualified to assist the client in successfully completing a medical detoxification. In the case of a level III medical detox, Executive Home Detox can reduce the risk of adverse events for clients who refuse to consider an inpatient stay. Continue reading →

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Home Detox: ASAM Levels of Detoxification Care, Level Two

Posted on January 25, 2011 by BillC

Level Two Detoxification or Ambulatory detoxification with extended on-site monitoring may be done in the home, and requires the assessment, evaluation, intervention, and re-evaluation by a qualified nurse on a daily basis. The nurse must be prepared to facilitate urgent care if needed and must be able to facilitate the client’s entry into appropriate aftercare. Continue reading →

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Home Detox: ASAM Levels of Detoxification Care, Level One

Posted on January 24, 2011 by BillC

Executive Home Detox provides a nurse on-site to facilitate and monitor the medical detox. The nurse is on site 24/7 for as long as the medical detox requires. In regards to a Level One Detox, the nurse may be viewed as a luxury. The nurse would monitor the client’s vital signs, administer medication and evaluate the response, and communicate daily with the prescribing clinician. The nurse would also foster a relationship with the client that would benefit the treatment team in relation to realistic aftercare plans. Continue reading →

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