Buprenorphine
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Temgesic; Subutex; Buprenex; Suboxone
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Opioid; Analgesic; Anxiolytic
CHEMICAL NAME
17-(cyclopropylmethyl)-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4,5-epoxy- 18,19-dihydro-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-alpha-methyl-6,14- ethenomorphinan-7-methanol
DESCRIPTION
Buprenorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from thebaine. It is an analgesic (pain killer) and has gained a great deal of notoriety for its ability to interrupt severe opiate addiction, including heroin and methadone addictions. It was approved by the FDA in 2002 for use as an opiate addiction treatment.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
EXPERIENCES #
A Pleasant Sleepaid....In Small Amounts!, by drug explorer
A Miracle Drug, by Shane
Living the OXYHeroin Dream for Two Years, by Nutmegchow
Is It Saving Me?, by Santos
Is This Really Treatment, by xdefeatsy
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
ADDICTION & TREATMENT #
FDA approves first buprenorphine implant [...] - FDA News Release, May 26 2016
Buprenorphine Drug Detox - Information and list of Physicians and Treatment Centers
So You Thought You Could Get Off Suboxone? - The Fix.com, Sep 4, 2014
MEDIA COVERAGE #
The New York Times is dead wrong about drug addiction - Dec 22, 2013, salon.com
Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side - Nov 16, 2013, NYTimes
Pharma Gamesmanship in the Booming Business of Addiction Therapeutics: the Case of Suboxone - Mar 2013, efcannon
Congress increases doctors' ability to prescribe buprenorphine for opiod addiction, Dec 2006, PRNewswire
City moves to expand drug treatment access, Oct 4 2006, baltimoresun.com
Per-doctor prescription caps limit treatment of addicts, Jun 12 2006, Post-Gazette.com
New drug treats the new face of addiction - USA Today, Jan 24 2006
Medicine Offers Hope to Heroin Addicts - Fox News, Apr 20 2005
New Ways to Loosen Addiction's Grip - NY Times, Aug 2004