The buprenorphine 'ceiling effect.'

A quick description of how buprenorphine reduces the obsession for pain pills, and why the medication is different from other opiates.

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Education

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• how does Suboxone work
• ceiling effect
• suboxone
• buprenorphine
• opiate
• addiction
• pain pills
• heroin
• oxycontin
• opiate dependence

[UtRadioGuy]

BIG QUESTION...What happens if a person is injured badly and needs pain medication right away?

[ilovecalinclayton]

i wrk n a sewin factory & my hubbys a mechanic & 2gether we bring home about 550 per week..our med is 7.50per pill + $120 office visit 4 each of us a mo! i know ppl whod like 2 get help but when they hear how much it costs, they claim theyd b better off getting their subs off the street..if ppl start that, subs will b looked at as just another prob drug & the public will begin 2 fight 4 it 2b done away with!

[ilovecalinclayton]

i was wondering why there hasnt been a generic of suboxone introduced. Ive heard its been on the market 4 atleast 10yrs & mst drugs have a generic n that amount of time. my husband & i bth have been takin suboxone 4 almost a yr now, & it breakin us financially!

[Rico8458]

why once a day dosing? why not take two and spread it at weaker initial dose but still equal the target dose for the day?

[lilmark816]

Thanks! Whats the max mg for this ceiling effect?