An orange tablet containing Buprenorphine and Naloxone in a 4:1 ratio, used for detox or maintenance treatment of opiate addiction (to heroin or other narcotic painkillers). Methadone is used for the same purposes. Pills come in 2 and 8 mg dosages. Subutex is similar to Suboxone, but has only Buprenorphine and no Naloxone. The Naloxone is an opiate antagonist, and is put in Suboxone in order to prevent the tablets from being injected. Naloxone is not active when the pill is used sublingually, orally, or insufflated. Not commonly used recreationally, because it won't get someone with any tolerance high like Vicodin, Oxy, or Heroin would. It is valued on the street by some opiate addicts who want to have something to keep them from withdrawing if their dope supply runs short.
If you take Suboxone too soon after an opiate, you will go into withdrawal. If you take an opiate too soon after Bupe, the bupe will block the effects and you won't get high.
If you take Suboxone too soon after an opiate, you will go into withdrawal. If you take an opiate too soon after Bupe, the bupe will block the effects and you won't get high.
"I've been banging H on a daily basis for 6 months, but I think it's time to throw in the towel, and get prescribed Suboxone"
by WSB15 April 11, 2006
Get the Suboxone mug.I currently take suboxone and i will tell you the real deal about them. As stated above, yes suboxone is buprenorphine and naltrex (or Narcan)in a 4:1 ratio. Our brains have 3 different receptors that accept opiates, delta kappa & mu. Mu seems to be the receptor that causes the body to become dependant on different opiate substancs. Since suboxone is a "partial-opiate" it only acts on delta and kappa receptors, thus relieving the users withdraw symptoms. The Naltrex(or Narcan) which blocks opiates from binding to receptors, stops them from working. Naltrex(narcan) has a half-life of 2-3 hours... which means it is active in your body for 6 hours, 8 hours just to be safe. Since i take suboxone daily i know you can take an opiate the same day. For example: I wake up at 10am take my suboxone and by 8pm that night I can take an oxy and not go through any withdraw. In reguards to this drug not having a market on the street and the do not crush warning above, that is all BS. I have lived in 3 major citys and have found markets for suboxone in all of them. Also, if you crush up a suboxone and snort it, it will be stronger than taking it sublinguily and you will not withdraw that is a myth, believe me i have done it. I do not inject anything so i will not address that issue. Party safely please people.
by Pstardirtyfrank November 27, 2006
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by sujaaa May 1, 2007
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by CharlestonCharmer March 27, 2009
Get the Suntoxicated mug.Suboxone is buprenorphine and naloxone in a 4:1 ratio. Buprenorphine itself is a partial opioid agonist and partial antagonist at the same time. It has a blocking effect against other full mu- agonists ( I.E hydrocodone, oxycodone, diacetylmorphine, morphine etc etc ) in sufficient doses, yet produces typical opioid effects. It is meant to help opioid dependant people with a maintenence or taper programn to allieviate withdrawl symptoms and give the user time to get thier head straight before getting completely clean from the opioids.
The naloxone is supposed to be a blocking agent to deter use from IV, but in all reality the addition of naloxone was a marketing ploy to get it scheduled lower and thus be easier prescribed. The buprenorphine itself binds much higher to the opioid receptors, even higher than the naloxone. The claim that suboxone does not work when injected is not real....but if you're trying to get clean ( and given suboxone's cost and hassle to go find a doctor and deal with him ) what's the use of injecting it, you're just perpetuating the same behavior and might as well just go score a full agonist with more euphoria to inject.
The naloxone is supposed to be a blocking agent to deter use from IV, but in all reality the addition of naloxone was a marketing ploy to get it scheduled lower and thus be easier prescribed. The buprenorphine itself binds much higher to the opioid receptors, even higher than the naloxone. The claim that suboxone does not work when injected is not real....but if you're trying to get clean ( and given suboxone's cost and hassle to go find a doctor and deal with him ) what's the use of injecting it, you're just perpetuating the same behavior and might as well just go score a full agonist with more euphoria to inject.
I felt sick this morning until i took my suboxone.
A friend gave me a suboxone and i threw up all day long
A friend gave me a suboxone and i threw up all day long
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Get the suxbox mug.The other entries for Suboxone don't really go into recreational use, so I'll shed some light on it as a recreational Suboxone user of two years.
The pills (and god forsaken sublingual strips) contain 8mg of buprenorphine. A typical (insuflated) recreational dose for someone who doesn't otherwise use opiates is 2 milligrams, simply referred to as "a quarter", because it's a quarter of the pill/strip. First time users should begin with 1mg, or "an eighth".
Suboxone doesn't need to be insuflated, although it is most common among recreational users. Taking it orally/sublingually, as medically intended, does not yield great results as the bioavailibility with these routes of administration are very low.
Shooting it yields the best results. Despite people saying that Naloxone (present in Suboxone) prevents people from administering it intravenously, it works best. Only an eighth is needed to get high, even for fairly tolerant users, and effects are felt in as little as ten minutes.
Always begin with an eighth of a sub when trying it for the first time, and take Dramamine or Benadryl with it, as the high is unusually long and can cause nausea.
Always use sterile rigs when shooting up, and don't share.
The pills (and god forsaken sublingual strips) contain 8mg of buprenorphine. A typical (insuflated) recreational dose for someone who doesn't otherwise use opiates is 2 milligrams, simply referred to as "a quarter", because it's a quarter of the pill/strip. First time users should begin with 1mg, or "an eighth".
Suboxone doesn't need to be insuflated, although it is most common among recreational users. Taking it orally/sublingually, as medically intended, does not yield great results as the bioavailibility with these routes of administration are very low.
Shooting it yields the best results. Despite people saying that Naloxone (present in Suboxone) prevents people from administering it intravenously, it works best. Only an eighth is needed to get high, even for fairly tolerant users, and effects are felt in as little as ten minutes.
Always begin with an eighth of a sub when trying it for the first time, and take Dramamine or Benadryl with it, as the high is unusually long and can cause nausea.
Always use sterile rigs when shooting up, and don't share.
"Man, Bryce wouldn't sell me the quarter when I was dry and he just bough seven subs! What a fiend."
"I'd better not drink too much tonight, I just hit the sub."
"Bummer, Andrew's parents cut off his Suboxone prescription."
"I'd better not drink too much tonight, I just hit the sub."
"Bummer, Andrew's parents cut off his Suboxone prescription."
by LouieLouieLouie August 29, 2011
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