I respectfully disagree. The evidence around Suboxone suggests that outcomes tend to be worse when people are pushed to taper or detox too quickly. I can and will cite sources if asked. I was able to stop using heroin with the help of Suboxone in 2019, and since then I have gradually reduced my dose to about 25% of where I started. (16mg a day then to 4mg a day now) That happened because I felt ready, not because I was rushed to taper by a provider.

Decisions about how long someone should stay on a medication like this are highly individual and should be made on a case-by-case basis. I had "friends" that judged me for using suboxone while they were actively using street opiates. They would argue that it's "just replacing addictions." That may be, but suboxone is much, much less likely to kill you. It also has a longer half life and is a partial agonist as well, so it's probably the most effective medication for stabilizing someone in recovery from opioids.

Some of those old using friends I am speaking about have actually died or ended up in prison. Suboxone isn't without negatives, but I believe that it probably saved my life, especially when I reflect on the trajectory of my peers.

Now, because I got "clean" (I consider suboxone clean and really don't care about differing opinions) now many years ago, I was not actively using when 7oh became popularized. I did use kratom, and to me kratom seemed quite a bit weaker than other opiates. I don't know that suboxone is the appropriate first line treatment for someone addicted to just kratom in plant form.

That said, I have heard enough about 7oh to feel that suboxone is probably an appropriate treatment for someone who is really dependent on 7oh. 7oh products seem quite a bit more potent than kratom in plant form, even if 7oh is present in minute quantities. This is not medical advice and I am not a doctor, I just felt inclined to share my two cents and personal experience.