Sublocade

Buprenorphine is an opioid that is a partial agonist/antagonist which means it will partially hit the receptors that opioids bind to and partially block them.  This may be an option to consider with your physician after multiple attempts to abstain from opioid drug use have failed.  Buprenorphine has potential for abuse and addiction.

Buprenorphine also comes combined with Naloxone.  Naloxone antagonizes various opioid receptors which mean it blocks opioid receptors to decrease a high and both buprenorphine and Naloxone can put you into withdrawal symptoms if they are not given accurately by a prescriber who knows when to give it after last dose of opioids was used.

I have seen some people who misuse opioids skip their doses of Buprenorphine in order to get high on their opioid of choice.

Buprenorphine can also be given on its own without Naloxone to see how one reacts before going on Sublocade Injection.

Please go to Sublocade.com for more information and speak to your pharmacist or physician to see if this is the right treatment for you.

Just a Thought:  

What if this was an option for more people to be free and out of our jail system but receive a court ordered injection that they have an option to opt into in addition to monitoring, counseling outside of jail.  This may be something to consider after multiple attempts of abstaining from drugs have failed.