methadone to suboxone

Tapering off methadone, bupe or no bupe?

A quickie question from a youtube viewer: hiya–  Wondering if you could tell me if this is a good idea.  I’m almost at the end of my taper from methadone from having addiction to oxycontin. been on methadone coming up on 2 years and I’m taking 8 mg a day.  and was Read more…

By J Junig MD PhD, ago

Methadone to Suboxone Conversion

From tonight’s keywords, a question about the potency of Suboxone in relation to methadone.  Remember that Suboxone is a ‘partial agonist’; this property is what allows the unique action of Suboxone in treating opiate dependence.  Opiate agonists like oxycodone, morphine, or heroin will have an increasing opiate effect as the Read more…

By J Junig MD PhD, ago