suboxone
Opioid withdrawal treatment
Suboxone is a prescription medication combining buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opioid addiction.
It reduces withdrawal symptoms and cravings without producing the intense high of heroin or prescription painkillers.
The naloxone component discourages misuse by injection.
He's been on Suboxone for six months now.
Often called simply "subs" in casual speech.
Partial agonist for dependency
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- filmMovie or coating
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- antagonistOne who opposes another
receptor · dose · opioid · controlled · prescription · dispensing · pharmacy · formulation
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- relapseReturn to former illness
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
fentanyl · tolerance · maintenance · tapering · detoxification · harm-reduction · overdose · diversion
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- 12-stepAddiction recovery framework
sponsor · meetings · therapy · counseling · reintegration · wellness · hope · transformation
Educational or medical abbreviation
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- providerOne who furnishes things
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- outpatientTreated without admission
inpatient · take-home · counseling · compliance · monitoring · stabilization · protocol · hub-and-spoke
buprenorphine
Partial agonist for dependency
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- filmMovie or coating
- tabletFlat portable computing device
antagonist · receptor · dose · opioid · controlled · prescription · dispensing · pharmacy · formulation · bioavailability
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- relapseReturn to former illness
heroin · fentanyl · tolerance · maintenance · tapering · detoxification · harm-reduction · overdose · diversion · misuse
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- supportTo uphold or sustain
12-step · sponsor · meetings · therapy · counseling · reintegration · wellness · hope · transformation · aftercare
MAT
Educational or medical abbreviation
outpatient · inpatient · take-home · counseling · compliance · monitoring · stabilization · protocol · hub-and-spoke · telemedicine
- rehabrehab, rehabilitation, drug rehab, inpatient rehab, detox
suboxoneheroin
Illegal addictive opiate
cold turkey · fentanyl · naltrexone · oxycodone · morphine
suboxoneheroin
Illegal addictive opiate
fentanyl · black tar heroin · carfentanil · oxycodone · street drugs