More and more people have come to know that buprenorphine treatment means getting help using Suboxone for opioid dependence. Initially, only the brand-name of the drug was common knowledge—Suboxone—but people increasingly recognize buprenorphine as the generic medication in Suboxone. Opting for buprenorphine rather than methadone means your visits to a treatment program can move from daily to ...
Suboxone Treatment Centers: Too Few, Too Late
It seems like Suboxone treatment centers should be accessible to anybody who wants help. Suboxone, the brand name of buprenorphine, is an FDA-approved medication for use in addiction treatment that serves as an alternative to methadone. Unlike methadone, which is a full agonist—meaning it fits into your brain’s receptors just like heroin or pain pills—Suboxone is a partial agonist. You can’t ...