Getting high with suboxone

The drug suboxone is used as a medicine for narcotic addiction. This drug contains naloxone and buprenorphine. This combination intends to subsidize the euphoric effects of the opiate chemicals. The effects of the drug are

·         Issues with sleeping

·         Cold and flu

·         Nausea or vomiting

Slowly when suboxone is taken over a period for treating opiate addiction people do get addicted to this drug. In recent times research as shown that suboxone too contains components that makes it work like an opioid. Also these drugs are easily available easily people tend to abuse suboxone.

Getting high

Drug addicts just find one or the other way to get high and feel the euphoric effects. As suboxone contains buprenorphine, which has opiate alike characters, many drug addicts easily get high from this medicine. To get high one can crush the tablets and consume it. Also injecting and snorting the drug can make one high easily. The effects are very mild when compared to other opiates; hence people combine it with other substances to have increased euphoric effects. Substances that can be mixed with suboxone are alcohol, benzodiazepines and sleeping pills. One need to be careful in consuming suboxone mixed with other abusive substances as it can cause respiratory problems.

Few patients do not feel the actual effects of the drug in this case they do not get high. Even in the consumption of this drug one can intend to have cravings for narcotic drugs. Patients need to frankly talk about this to their doctor. They need to mention that they are getting high on the use of suboxone medicine. As overdose of suboxone as fatal symptoms like slow breathing, bewilderment, loss of consciousness, faintness, lethargy and coma. Also it can lead to death. Keep in mind that suboxone alone cannot be used in narcotic addiction treatment.