Author: hatmaker510
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:51 am
| foundhelp wrote: |
| Sub has naloxone in it and if you are given opiates you could go into precipitated withdrawals. The sub has only a little naloxone, but IF you are on naloxone for cravings, then you’re REALLY at risk for the precipitated withdrawals. |
Actually, if a person on suboxone takes a full agonist opiate they will NOT go into precipitated withdrawals (P/W). It’s actually the reverse – if a person has been on full agonist opiates and they take suboxone too soon, then they will go into P/W.
Also, when this was said: "IF you are on NALOXONE for cravings…", I think the author meant Naltrexone. Suboxone has naloxone in it, but that is different from Naltrexone. It’s a common error and we’ve all done it. The naloxone in suboxone is there to deter people from shooting it.
I hope this clarifies things.
