What if Suboxone gets stuck on teeth?
If films accidentally stick on top of the tongue or to the teeth, reassure the client that buprenorphine will still be absorbed and to keep the mouth closed with mucous membranes in contact with the films as they dissolve.
What medicine can you not take with Suboxone?
It is extremely dangerous to take benzodiazepines, like Xanax or Valium, while receiving suboxone treatment. Benzodiazepines and suboxone both depress the central nervous system and can cause impairment, unconsciousness, respiratory failure, coma, or even death if taken together.
What pain meds can I take with Suboxone?
For most patients, physicians can control their pain by taking Suboxone along with an anti-inflammatory medication such as ibuprofen or naproxen without having to take opioid narcotics such as Percocet. No matter which approach is taken, the most important feature is to keep your eye on the Recovery Ball.
Are you supposed to swallow Suboxone after it dissolves?
Suboxone should stay under the tongue until the entire film fully dissolves. Chewing, moving, and swallowing Suboxone is not advised because less medication will be absorbed into the bloodstream — meaning it won’t work as well and could result in withdrawal symptoms.
Why can’t I cut Suboxone in half?
Because the active ingredients (buprenorphine and naloxone) are spread evenly throughout the strip, cutting it should not affect how the ingredients normally release.
What happens if you inject Suboxone into your body?
However, if a large enough dose of Suboxone can be injected into the body, naloxone may not work long enough or strongly enough to prevent the eventual high from a large dose of buprenorphine. Symptoms of Suboxone abuse can be similar to symptoms of abuse of other opioids.
How does buprenorphine work as a Suboxone FilmTrip?
When taken as directed, either as a pill or a sublingual filmstrip, the buprenorphine in Suboxone reduces withdrawal symptoms and cravings in a person working to overcome their narcotic addiction. Buprenorphine is a mild, partial opioid-agonist, which lasts for a long time in the body.
Is it possible to liquefy a Suboxone pill?
Crushing and liquefying a pill is second nature. Even a Suboxone film can be melted into a liquid solution for injecting. While there are other ways to abuse opioids, including buprenorphine, such as smoking Suboxone and even boofing Suboxone (using it rectally), people who inject their drugs tend to stick to injecting.
Can a Suboxone injection cause buprenorphine tolerance?
Suboxone injection and buprenorphine tolerance. The brain does not distinguish between buprenorphine that has been injected and buprenorphine taken sublingually. The brain is subject to a more rapid rise in blood level of buprenorphine when the drug is injected.