Suboxone Treatment:
Compassionate
Convenient

Suboxone is the new methadone. It is not nearly as dangerous or inconvenient as methadone but it is still a replacement or substitution therapy. Suboxone is another form of maintenance therapy for opiate dependence.

The active ingredient in Suboxone is buprenorphine. Buprenorphine is an opioid, which means it is a synthetic or man-made opiate. It is approved by the FDA for use as replacement therapy. It can also be used to detoxify, or remove opiate dependence. This is done by substituting the medication for the opiate that is being abused, weaning the medication over a period of time and then discontinuing the medication with a reduction in the severity of withdrawal symptoms. These withdrawal symptoms can then be treated for 7-10 days and naltrexone can be administered, orally, by injection or pellet, after a naloxone (Narcan) challenge.

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