suboxone
Noun
Meaning
suboxone (uncountable)
(medicine) A combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.
Examples
Detectives located what Hudson called “a trafficking amount” of methamphetamine (49 grams), along with Suboxone strips, marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia.
After drugs like Suboxone and Subutex hit the market and exploded in popularity, more people began gravitating toward the detox method known as “tapering.”
But a week or two later, Kate had her induction appointment, and the next time I saw her, she had replaced her oblong pink Darvocets for a bottle of neon orange Suboxone tablets.
Doctors prescribe Suboxone to help those struggling with opioid abuse stop their illicit drug use and slowly taper off those drugs entirely.
He might be eligible for suboxone (buprenorphine) treatment for opiate addiction.
As such, it is important to take Suboxone exactly as prescribed.