Buprenorphine intravenous use
How safe is it to IV suboxone??I am doing for about one year and a half very small doses, 2mg per day.I heard that its pretty bad for your health , but it keeps me off heroin and satisfies my “needlemania”. Any info??? There is little experience about effects of intravenous buprenorphine, although there are some data: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15349002 But subuxone contains naloxone in addition to buprenorphine, so pharmacological effects of buprenorphine should be counteracted or eliminated. It is possible that this can satisfy your “needlemania” but,...
Read MoreBuprenorphine, alcohol and black-outs
Regarding buprenorphine and alcohol being co-administered: Have you ever experienced or heard of people on approx. 4MG of buprenorphine blacking out for an extended period of time after 2-3 rapidly consumed alcoholic beverages? Black-outs or amnesic episodes are not common adverse effects of buprenorphine. They are not even mentioned as a rare possibility in technical sheet of the product. But alcohol itself by itself without necessity of other factors. Drinking too quickly (and/or high graduaton beverages) can facilitate...
Read MoreOpiates and heroin whithdrawals
What are some of the best ways to mitigate opiate/heroin withdrawals? Detoxification with prescription opioids (descending dosages of methadone, codeine,dextropropoxyphene or buprenorphine) is the simplest and less umconfortable way for heroin/opiate withdrawal. If, for any reason, these drugs are not used, clonidine could be an option. A detoxification program should be supervised by a trained professional. Unfortunately, detoxification programs are not available in all the world. A detailed, complete guideline on pharmacological and physical interventions in opioid detoxification can...
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