First Posted 12/31/2013 Buprenorphine is relatively unique among opioids in having a ‘ceiling’ to mu opioid effects. There are other known molecules that act as partial agonists at mu opioid receptors, but buprenorphine is the most useful, at this point, because of other traits of the molecule– such as having Read more…
I often receive e-mails from people that go something like this: I was addicted to oxycodone and heroin for 5 years, and lost my marriage, several jobs, and the trust of my children. I was completely broke, and considering suicide. Then I heard about treatment with buprenorphine and found a Read more…
Several weeks ago an article with a provocative title was posted at Suboxone Forum. I don’t remember the exact title, but it was something like ‘Toxicity from High Dose Buprenorphine (HDB). Before everyone gets too excited, there was nothing all that new in the article, which consisted of three case Read more…
I ended the ‘85% off’ sale of the recordings listed to the right of the blog; they are also listed at the web page ‘Sober After Suboxone,’ along with some other useful recordings about opiate dependence. I have received good feedback about the recordings, and I think that the ‘how Read more…
An e-mail: I’m stuck in methadone-land, no one will write long term for Suboxone. I feel trapped and utterly helpless. I’ve been on methadone for a year and a half, and just see no real end in sight. I am tired all the time, and my friend said that he Read more…
I’m sorry, those of you who have been reading this site for the past couple years, to go through this once more… but I have another of THOSE messages, and it has been, what, a few weeks since I discussed the short-term/long-term issue? Rest assured that I spare you, the Read more…
A note from a reader with a question about Suboxone: Suboxone has really worked for me in getting off vicodin.But I have been unable to stop taking Suboxone.It occurred to me recently that this may turn into a lifelong dependency.If so, what are the long-term side effects of Suboxone? Thanks Read more…