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<p><strong><span class="h5_text">Screening Cut-off</span>:</strong>10<abbr title="Nanograms Per Milliliter">ng/ml</abbr><br />
<strong><span class="h5_text"><abbr title="Drug Enforcement Administration">DEA</abbr> Drug Class</span>:</strong> <a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/factsheets.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Narcotic</a><br />
<strong><span class="h5_text">Type</span>:</strong> Prescription Drug<br />
<strong><span class="h5_text">Trade Names</span>:</strong> Buprenex, Suboxone, Subutex, Temgesic<br />
<strong><span class="h5_text">Street Names</span>:</strong>Bupe, Subbies, Temmies</p>
<p class="h4_text"><strong>Drug Information</strong></p>
<p>Buprenorphine (BUP) is a prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms of opiate withdrawal such as agitation, nausea and insomnia. Buprenorphine is more weakly addictive and has a lower risk of overdose than methadone. The effects last for about three days.<br />
Buprenorphine is sold under the brand name of Subutex and, in combination with naloxone, as Suboxone. Subutex is intended for use at the beginning of treatment while Suboxone is intended for the maintenance treatment of opiate addiction. (Naloxone was added to guard against intravenous abuse of buprenorphine by individuals physically dependent on opiates.) The side effects of buprenorphine include cold or flu-like symptoms, headaches, sweating, sleeping difficulties, nausea, and mood swings. Buprenorphine can cause dangerously diminished breathing, especially when used in combination with alcohol or other central nervous system depressants.</p>
<p class="h4_text"><strong>Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Drug Classification and Effects Information</strong></p>
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<li><strong><span class="h5_text">Classification/Schedule III</span>:</strong> Drugs with less abuse potential than schedule II; have moderate to low physical dependency, but may have high psychological dependence</li>
<li><strong><span class="h5_text">Physical Dependency</span>:</strong> High-Low</li>
<li><strong><span class="h5_text">Psychological Dependency</span>:</strong> High-Low</li>
<li><strong><span class="h5_text">Tolerance</span>:</strong> Yes</li>
<li><strong><span class="h5_text">Possible Effects</span>:</strong> Euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory depression, constricted pupils, nausea</li>
<li><strong><span class="h5_text">Effects of Overdose</span>:</strong> Slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, possible death</li>
<li><strong><span class="h5_text">Withdrawal Syndrome</span>:</strong> Watery eyes, runny nose, yawning, loss of appetite, irritability, tremors, panic, cramps, nausea, chills and sweating</li>
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<p class="h4_text"><strong>Resources</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="/resources/drug-information-chart">Drug Information Chart</a></strong></li>
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<ul>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprenorphine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buprenorphine Wikipedia Information</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/factsheets.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEA Buprenorphine Information</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/factsheets.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEA Chart Drugs of Abuse, Uses and Effects</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/factsheets.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEA Drug Classes</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/factsheets.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEA Drugs and Chemicals of Concern</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/factsheets.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEA: Buprenorphine Information</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.drugs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">General Drug Information on Drugs.com</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="http://www.emedicinehealth.com/benzodiazepine_abuse/article_em.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Getting High on Prescription Drugs PDF</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/misuse-prescription-drugs/summary" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><abbr title="National Institute on Drug Abuse">NIDA</abbr> &#8211; Buprenorphine &#8211; Prescription Drug Abuse Report</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="http://www.naabt.org/faq_answers.cfm?ID=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NIDA &#8211; Buprenorphine Information</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs-charts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NIDA Commonly Abused Drugs</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs-charts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NIDA Prescription Drug Abuse Chart</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/benzodiazepine-abuse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NIDA Prescription Drug Abuse Information PDF</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://medlineplus.gov/prescriptiondrugabuse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NLM/NIH: Prescription Drug Abuse Information</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.streetdrugs.org/students-teachers-parents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Street Drug Information: Buprenorphine</a></li>
<li><a class="OffSiteLink" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House Information on: Prescription Drugs</a></li>
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