Meaning of Subutex | Babel Free

Definitions

A (now discontinued) brand name for buprenorphine, used to treat opiate addictions.

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Examples

“He was a Subutex addict. Subutex is supposedly used to wean people off heroin but, from what I have seen, there are more Subutex addicts in jail than there are heroin addicts (and there are a lot of heroin addicts).”

“She'd seen a doctor who’d prescribed Subutex, a drug-replacement treatment designed to wean the user off heroin. It had made her throw up. I was so relieved and told her how proud I was of her for taking control.”

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