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Which is best?Most patients prefer the sublingual strips. While there are generic Suboxone tablets, the primary reason that patients were given prescriptions for the tablets was to save money compared to the cost of the brand Suboxone films. The Suboxone generic tablets tend to take longer to dissolve. Suboxone brand patent rights recently expired opening…

People from around the world have been impacted by the coronavirus but out of this crisis a new option for American opiate addicts has become available. A breakthrough in modern medicine that will make it easier to find support. Under the national emergency declared by the Trump administration in March, the government has suspended a…

Sport success on sunset background Originally Published on Opiate Addiction Support In this article, you’re going to learn how to stay as healthy as possible while taking Suboxone. Many opioid-dependent individuals choose to get on Suboxone Maintenance so they don’t have to worry about opioid withdrawal symptoms or cravings. There are many opinions about this subject….

Patients who no longer wish to take Suboxone should work closely with their treatment providers in order to safely taper off of the medication. Patients who abruptly stop using Suboxone put themselves at increased risk for developing withdrawal symptoms. Once a patient has safely stopped using Suboxone, they can either transition to a different medication…

Suboxone, a combination medication containing buprenorphine and naloxone, is one of the main medications used for medication-assisted therapy (MAT) for opiate addiction. Use of MATs has been shown to lower the risk of fatal overdoses by approximately 50%. Suboxone works by tightly binding to the same receptors in the brain as other opiates, such as…

Opioids attach to receptors in the brain, with three main effects; reduced respiration, euphoria, decreased pain. The more opioids ingested the more of an effect. The process of opioids binding to the opioid receptors can be thought of as a mechanical union, the better the fit the more the opioid effect. Buprenorphine is different. It…