Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) is an incredibly effective tool that increases the likelihood that a person avoids relapse by blocking the effects of an opioid. In some studies, Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) has reduced relapse rates by 75%. Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) should always be used under the supervision of medical professionals who can adjust your dose and ensure that […]
Subutex and Suboxone are medications to treat opiate use disorder (OUD). They are both approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Before (2002), when doctors began prescribing them, the standard opiate treatment was only Methadone. Unlike Methadone, however, they work because Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist. A partial agonist […]
Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) is a medication that can provide much relief to those wanting to overcome opioid dependency. If you’re taking buprenorphine (Suboxone®), you may wonder: What are some of the reasons a person may want to taper off buprenorphine (Suboxone®)? How do I taper off buprenorphine (Suboxone®)? If you’re less familiar with buprenorphine (Suboxone®), you […]
How Does Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) Work? Before we discuss how buprenorphine (Suboxone®) works, you may be reading this thinking about all the many ways things have not worked out well lately for you or your loved one that is struggling with opioid addiction. You may be thinking that time is both precious and fleeting in life. […]
Suboxone® Withdrawal: How Do I Cope? Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, along with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole-patient” approach to addiction treatment. MAT is being used much more often to treat opioid use disorder, and it is creating much more successful recoveries. One of the most commonly used MAT […]
How Long Does Suboxone® Block Opiates You just started taking medication for opioid use disorder (OUD). Naturally, you may have a couple of questions about it and how it works. You don’t want to relapse and want to greatly reduce the risk of that, so you want to know how long the effects of the […]
It’s Not Working: Is My Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) Dose Too Low? Every patient is different. This is something we continue to say because it rings true in every case. While some patients might do well with one form of treatment, other patients might be better suited for other forms of treatment. This goes for medicine, too. […]
Opioid use disorder has affected the world at large, but it always feels different when it’s right in your own backyard. Rural communities have been dealing with opioid use and misuse for quite some time, and it’s usually assumed many in those communities have passed on. Rural communities consistently don’t have the access other communities […]
Can You Overdose on Buprenorphine (Suboxone®)? You just used a lot of heroin. It was more than you had ever used before, but something about the high was different. It felt amazing, more than usual, but you then woke up in a hospital bed. Now you’re looking for treatment, and you hear about this medicine […]
