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suboxone

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for suboxone.

Editorial note

Longer acting opiates are better at treating addiction and helping people get free of it - see suboxone.

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Quick take

(pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of suboxone. [(pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for suboxone.

noun

(pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of suboxone. [(pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.]

Example sentences

1

Longer acting opiates are better at treating addiction and helping people get free of it - see suboxone.

2

Also, with the availability of prescribed suboxone, the whole clinic-thing became as much a social meeting as anything else.

3

Most addicts are not going to get heroin, they're going to get oral meds like suboxone.

4

For what it's worth, Suboxone has helped me, but I pay $30 a week here in Australia, in the USA is literally hundreds of dollars per week for treatment...

5

They're also looking into using buprenorphine (which I take daily as suboxone as treatment for my previous addiction) for depression.

6

Hell, I'm working an amazing job doing innovative things while on suboxone, as I have been for the past two years.

7

My suboxone treatment is an amazing booster for my work.

8

Have been on Suboxone for a year and a half (nearly off it, only two months to go yay!) after being addicted from 16-22 years old.

9

I was lucky, Suboxone worked wonders for me, despite 6 years of addiction.

10

I didn't have that effect, and still don't despite being on suboxone.

11

Hell, I technically am in the category myself with my Suboxone treatment.

12

I might add buprenorphine/suboxone to the list now, but we'll see.

Proper noun examples

1

It's a meaningless anecdote, but a recent newsworthy drug bust around here was a prescription pill ring (Buprenorphine/Suboxone).

2

This article also fails to mention the suicide rate of people on Suboxone.

3

My fiance is a recovering addict who happens to be on Suboxone.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use suboxone in a sentence?

Longer acting opiates are better at treating addiction and helping people get free of it - see suboxone.

What does suboxone mean?

(pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.

What part of speech is suboxone?

suboxone is commonly used as noun.