Help is Close to Home

In Dr. Brunson’s clinic, treating drug addiction and substance abuse are just as important as treating chronic pain. That’s because most opioid dependent patients have a past medical history of a painful episode where they were introduced to a large number of pain medication at an early age. Some say when they took that first pain pill, or that first drink, it was like having a light bulb turn on in their head and they were never able to fully turn it off again.
Everyone can be affected by one person’s behavior of using drugs or alcohol. Family and friends are concerned and often at a loss as to how to help. Luckily, Dr. Brunson can help that individual find exactly what road to take on the trip back to the real him or her.
Dr. Brunson offers private and confidential community-based treatment for addictions such as out of control pain pill use, heroin/fentanyl addiction, cocaine/methamphetamine abuse, alcohol abuse and more.
For pain pill and opioid addiction, a “new” recently approved and available treatment is Suboxone. Suboxone is an opioid in close similarity to the opioids that you may be familiar with. However, there are important differences that make this opioid attractive to use in drug dependency or addiction problems. Suboxone doesn’t get you high, and it doesn’t positively or negatively work on your brain like straight-up oxycodone would. This is ideal for helping someone get off and stay off some drugs. Suboxone eliminates cravings, blocks injectable drugs and lasts a long time in your system, but you will have to take it every day.
If you are suffering from drug addiction or substance abuse, help is close to home. Visit Dr. Brunson’s main office at 201 Tilton Rd., Suite 12, Northfield, or the satellite office at 1076 Rt. 47 S., Rio Grande (Tuesdays only). Office hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Walk-in slots are available for new addiction patients. For more information, call (609) 484-7000.