Until buprenorphine was developed, people with opioid addiction had only one option to treat their problem which was to take methadone prescribed at drug treatment clinics.
Most people worry about withdrawal, but the problem is more complicated. It is well known that stopping buprenorphine is risky because relapse into opioid addiction is common. The risk of overdose during suboxone withdrawal is higher than usual because the buprenorphine is still in your system, so it blocks other opioids, but it is also slowly decreasing, so that blockades diminishes over a period of several days.
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Until buprenorphine was developed, people with opioid addiction had only one option to treat their problem which was to take methadone prescribed at drug treatment clinics.
The buprenorphine helps you to stop taking dangerous drugs like heroin,
Buprenorphine, the active ingredient in Suboxone, is different from other opioids in a number of important ways.
Note Suboxone is one of several brand names for buprenorphine/naloxone combinations, like Zubsolve, Subutex, etc.
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