Tag: suboxone

Suboxone: a semi-synthetic opioid primarily used to treat an addiction to other opioids like heroin. Modeled after methadone which is also used to treat...

A Tacoma-based physician opened an addiction treatment center three hours south in Longview, Wash. after an influx of patients traveled to his Tacoma office...

Prisons are cracking down on inmates receiving drug-soaked mail from the outside world, and new technology is aiming to stop contraband from landing in...

Mike Ferris, 38, knew he hit rock bottom in his battle with substance abuse as he laid in the guest bedroom of his mother’s...

Detoxing from opioids can be a harrowing experience. Drugs like Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, are often used during the detox process...

Buprenorphine may be one of the go-to medications to combat opioid dependency, but it has some very serious risks that are often glossed over...