require treatment for withdrawal symptoms. In the United States, several studies have found buprenorphine to be equally effective and as safe as methadone in the
a group of 'opioids.' Other opioids include: opium, morphine, codeine, pethidine, oxycodone, buprenorphine, and methadone." Heroin was originally developed for a
neonatal outcomes associated with untreated heroin abuse. There is preliminary evidence that buprenorphine also is safe and effective in treating heroin dependence
neonatal outcomes associated with untreated heroin abuse. There is preliminary evidence that buprenorphine also is safe and effective in treating heroin dependence
for opiate dependence. In spite of this, the FDA has recently approved physician-ordered buprenorphine (BUP), which has been used in France for imprisoned opiate-dependant
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has now been removed from U.S. and European markets because of rare cardiac side effects. Buprenorphine, another cousin to methadone, was approved for use in 2002.
and naltrexone, both of which block the effects of morphine, heroin, and other opiates. Buprenorphine is the most recent addition to the array of medications available