Posted by emmanuel98 on August 13, 2011, at 20:09:45
In reply to Buprenorphine, posted by floatingbridge on August 13, 2011, at 12:09:51
Docs need a special license to prescribe suboxone. Few have it. The FDA has a list of providers easily found by googling. Most suboxone providers will not take insurance and charge ridiculous fees -- $400 to $500 per visit. Demand far outstrips supply and it has made the suboxone industry into a money-grubbing mess. Also, suboxone (or buprenorphine, the opiate component of the drug) is an opiate and you build tolerance and need more and more to acheive the same sense of well-being. I considered this, as a former opiate addict with severe depression once I stopped. You are not likely to get a scrip unless you are in a hospital with providers or can find a provider privately whom you can afford to see. Most private providers will not prescribe unless you are currently addicted to opiates.
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