What is the difference between suboxone & subutex (error in spell)? I heard some have an opiate blocker & some don't which does & which don't? Are the strips better than the pills & are they ever legally prescribed as injectable?
Is suboxone/naltrexone an opiate or what would it come under in a drugtest?
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- 20 Jan 2012 by jdobrunzlol
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- suboxone, subutex, naltrexone, opiate
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pattishan6120 Jan 2012
subutex is only buprenorphine, suboxone is buprenorphine AND naloxone. Subutex and suboxone will only test positive as buprenorphine, it will NOT teest positive as an opiate. The manufacturer, reckitt-benckiser did that on purpose so drs would be able to tell who was relapsing on opiates. There was an injectable form of bupe called buprenex, but I am not sure if it is still available. Do NOT try to inject the films or tablets, many things can go wrong and withdrawal or death could occur. You can look up suboxone, subut, buprenorphine and buprenex in Wikipedia, for more info. Patti
9 days ago
i've taken both, and the only real difference between the two is suboxone has an opiate blocker in it, meaning you can't drink or get high when you're on it because it won't affect you. subutex doesn't have a blocker, so you would, theoretically still be able to get high and drink and have it affect you. i do believe suboxone is also a little harder on your stomach than subutex, just my opinion.
pattishan61
9 days ago
Hey Candy, because buprenorphine is such a long acting med, and the receptors have a high affinity for it, it means it almost melds to the site, slowly wearing off over a few days, to weeks depending on how much is used and how long. Buprenorphine is also considered part of the blocking effect too. So some pain management drs erroneously put a patient on both subutex and opiates, and we see people write here often saying the subutex seemed to make the opiate not work at all either. I guess theory on it says it will allow them to work, but from what people say on here who have been on. Both at the same time, they say that the opiates do NOT work if you are on subutex also.
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patti you are a wealth of info you really help me and your info helps me belive that maybe one day i can also live without suboxone and live a life drug free so agian thanks so much.
You are more than welcome. I stumbled upon this site when i google what will happen when i stop suboxone. I too read those horror stories and was afraid, but robert helped give me some courqge qnd my counselor came up with a taper plan for me that worked and i was fine. If suboxone is used properly and tapered off of, patients are fine, so i want to put thqt out there, not juwt for troubled ,an but for anyone who is on subs, or considering using it. Properly used, it is a life saver. Patti
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