Risk is involved when giving a client addicted to a substance a related drug of choice to treat addiction. Opioid dependence has so much power over the person, and the safest most efficient method of stopping opioid use is to bring them down slowly. By administering a drug like Suboxone, it allows the cravings to be diluted to a point where the person has the strength to cope with them. Those who experience opioid addiction can’t stop taking opioids on their own. PsychCentral explains that the cold-turkey approach only nets a 25 percent success rate for those who maintain their sobriety for a year following their drug intake. As much as clients require counseling therapy, and support to help them overcome their addiction, they also need medication to alleviate some of the symptoms therapy can’t. Suboxone has been proven to reduce the debilitating effects of withdrawal and cravings for opioids. In most cases, it is considered the lesser of two evils; however, as we’ve described in detail above, it can still cause addiction in and of itself.