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How Can I Avoid The Withdrawal Symptoms Of Suboxone?

I have been on suboxone for a year and nine months. Opiates almost killed me. Now i hear young people are using it iv like a heiroine. I dont understand, for i know it has an agent of some sort that keeps you from being able to get high.
Does it matter if its film or tablets,when its used iv? I thank god for the wonderful results i have had.and now tapering off. Nothing like methodone! Horrible and ghastly withdrawl especially. Im not looking forward to any withdrawl and just read about some dr. W.administers an iv drip while keeping the patient somewhat sedated so they go through a three to five day withdrawl unlike three months or ayear or even longer i have heard. How could i recieve a withdrawl routine such as that?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Suboxone is an opioid like others but has some peculiar properties. If you wish to stop it cold turkey, the withdrawal starts after a couple of days, is milder than that for other opioids and is gone in around ten to fourteen days. It does not require IV drip and sedation which have the risk of other complications. If you taper it off very gradually, you will not have any significant withdrawal symptoms and will not require hospitalization.

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How Can I Avoid The Withdrawal Symptoms Of Suboxone?

Hi, Suboxone is an opioid like others but has some peculiar properties. If you wish to stop it cold turkey, the withdrawal starts after a couple of days, is milder than that for other opioids and is gone in around ten to fourteen days. It does not require IV drip and sedation which have the risk of other complications. If you taper it off very gradually, you will not have any significant withdrawal symptoms and will not require hospitalization. Best wishes.