“Can I get addicted to drugs that are intended to heal drug addiction?”

Well you always become tolerant to meds you take regularly so you will need to be tapered off of buprenorphine or methadone when you are stopping the medicine. Stopping cold turkey will cause you to suffer withdrawal.

Some of the medications used to treat addiction (such as buprenorphine and dolophine) can cause another addiction if taken over long periods of time. Having said that, these medications can be useful. They stop or reduce the physical withdrawal symptoms so you can work on the other part of addiction...the psychological. Think about it. When a person quits smoking, many will use nicotine replacement (like a patch or gum). Even though they are getting nicotine, they still experience cravings. That is because of the psychological component. These medications will allow you a better chance of long term recovery. Good luck!

The WHOLE POINT of Suboxone and similar products with buprenorphine is that you take them for years. Difficulty stopping treatment with buprenorphine is the whole point. Addiction is the three "C"s: Craving/compulsive use, loss of Control, and ongoing use despite bad Consequences. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE THREE "C"s WITH SUBOXONE. You're not addicted, you're receiving treatment. Unless your life is 100% stable and you've taken it for years , stopping Suboxone inevitably leads to relapse. Stopping will MAKE you an addict.

That said, do NOT accept treatment with other addicting drugs like benzodiazepines (Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, etc.). Most of the other medications used in rehab are not addicting.