According to researchers poor sleep in teens can cause drug use because sleep deprivation has unpleasant consequences like poor impulse control, irritability, general fatigue and depression in teens. Moreover, bad sleep in one teen can influence the sleep patterns of their other peers. Fortunately, the Suboxone treatment clinics Taunton have come up with the best solution to this problem. The Suboxone tablet and film is a perfectly safe drug to be prescribed to patients of any age group, hence, it assists teens to safely come out of their addictive behaviours and also get rid of their sleep deprivation and fatigue.
How sleep deprivation triggers substance abuse in a child:
The problem of teens not getting enough sleep and consequently using drugs has a social dimension to it. Researchers looked at sleep patterns and drug use among 8,349 teens over a two-year period in the mid-1990s. After analysing the data, they found “clusters” of poor sleep behaviours and drug uses that have extended influence. Teens might not be getting enough sleep because their friends don’t catch enough sleep either, probably because a growing child and his/her friend are on the phone or instant messaging each other. Further the probability of one’s growing child getting addicted to narcotics more than doubles if the child’s friend is an addict. Teens find substance abuse as a convenient way to overcome the problems they face due to sleep deprivation.
It has been concluded after many researches and experiments that sleep deprivation is not a symptom of other problems but may be the cause of other problems like teens dabbling in illegal substances.
How one teen influence the peers:
A number of studies conducted in recent years have shown how emotions like, happiness, anger and depression spread through social networks. The study demonstrates how those networks influence sleep patterns in teens. It is also the first study to find that the spread of a particular behaviour in social networks can influence the spread of another. Kids often remain online, watch TV, or use their cell phones till late at night usually because their peers do so. The blue light from computers, cell phones and TV keeps people wide awake and assists in loss of sleep. If a child stays up late on the weekdays and then wakes up early to attend school it takes a toll on their physical and psychological wellbeing. Similarly, if a child stays up late and then sleeps until noon or later on weekends his/her biological clock can get even more disrupted. The lost sleep over a number of days adds up to cause intense fatigue in a child adversely influencing his/her mental robustness, eventually leading him/her to consider trying opioids that make them “high”.
How does Suboxone help kids overcome their fatigue?
As already mentioned tired kids tend to “do drugs” to overcome their exhaustion and the depression that follows it. This is where Suboxone comes in. The mild, safe and effective Suboxone slowly weans the young patients to overcome their drug use.
Suboxone contains two active components, namely, Buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, and Naloxone, an opioid antagonist. These chemicals blend in together to make the medication a unique one.
In spite of being a partial opioid agonist the effect of Buprenorphine is limited on human body and the Naloxone present in Suboxone makes it difficult to decompose and snort or dissolve and inject directly into the blood stream. These features make the medication virtually harmless for the teens.
According to reports Buprenorphine does not cause euphoria in patients with opioid addiction. They merely feel “normal” or “more energized” during this medication-assisted treatment.
Buprenorphine is a long-acting form of drug that tricks the brain’s opiate receptors for about 24 hours into feeling that a full opioid like oxycodone or heroin is introduced in the body; this suppresses the withdrawal symptoms and cravings. In case a full opioid is taken within 24 hours of taking Suboxone, it would have no effect on the patient. The day long reprieve provided by Suboxone gives the youngster time to reconsider his/her action of relapsing while undergoing the treatment.
The Suboxone doctor Taunton insists that the recommended dosage of the medicine should be placed under the patient’s tongue and be allowed to dissolve there so that very little Naloxone gets absorbed into the bloodstream, thereby causing no harm to the patient.
Also the patient does not need to visit the Suboxone treatment clinics Taunton frequently, but is required to visit the clinic only once a month after he/she adjusts to the medication. The doctors observe the patient’s nature of addiction at the start of the treatment and then put him/her on the appropriate Suboxone medication routine. This helps teens carry on with their normal life without missing out on the treatment.
About the author:
Josh Priestly has spent over a decade treating patients of substance abuse in the capacity of a Suboxone doctor Taunton. His colossal experience has had a deep impact on his mind. He has written a large variety of contents and a wide range of eBooks on his website on the topic of substance abuse among teens all over the world and the available modes of treatment.
