Does buprenorphine block opiates?
Nasir
Asked: 2018-06-08 11:15:00
A friend of mine says that if I take buprenorphine it will block opiates from working when I use them. I have been trying to get clean for some time.. And it should like this may be a solution to my problem.
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Jacey Solomon
Answered: 2018-06-08 17:58:48
Buprenorphine does block opiates but if you are seriously suffering from opiate addiction, you might consider getting proper treatment and or get yourself to some 12-step meetings.
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Alivia Benson
Answered: 2018-06-26 03:10:15
It does, very successfully because it is an opioid itself. Buprenorphine is whats called an opioid partial agonist, whereas heroin is a full mu-opioid agonist, so whilst you will feel some of the pleasant effects, no matter how much buprenorphine you take, you wont get that same high. And, because it binds so tightly to the receptors in your brain, even if you take heroin, morphine or fentanyl at the same time. If youd like to talk to someone about getting a prescription for buprenorphine, contact a local provider.
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Igor Weeks
Answered: 2018-06-19 23:28:27
Yes. It means that you just dont experience the same high as you would, from drugs like heroin. If you take it regularly, then after a while it just minimizes the effects entirely, so you dont get withdrawal and you can function normally.
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Danielle Evans
Answered: 2018-07-06 19:45:32
The chemical make-up of buprenorphine means that once administered, it kind of fights against the opiates in your brain, and it will always win. It is an opioid but it reacts in a different way, so you are less likely to overdose and not as keen to use it.
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Sidney
Answered: 2018-06-09 08:10:50
Your difficulty with opiates needs to be dealt with appropriately. I am not trying to be judgemental or pushy, just honest. Buprenorphine I believe is subutex, which is part of an opiate addiction maintenance program and used to stop you from getting high by blocking opiate receptors in your brain.
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Orlando Holden
Answered: 2018-06-26 11:36:43
