Suboxone works by tying up the opiate receptors in the body with little if any of the euphoria associated with narcotics. If you take a narcotic like OxyContin while you are also taking Suboxone you will not experience the typical “high”. In order to experience the euphoria you would have to stop taking Suboxone first in order to free up the narcotic receptors.
University of Pennsylvania Program participants have to submit to weekly blood and urine analysis in order to ensure that they are taking the Suboxone and not taking any narcotic analgesics. Evidently, there is a high noncompliance rate.
Andrew was in this program for 3 years and never had an incidence of noncompliance and eventually was able to give up the Suboxone. Dr. W, the head of the program, saw Andrew for weekly psychotherapy talk sessions Dr. W said Andrew was remarkable for his determination to do the right thing and to get better.
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