Author: laddertipper
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:01 am
There’s not much I can add, but I just wanted to reiterate that Suboxone may be an opiate, but it is a partial agonist opiate, which is very important. Some people report getting ‘high’ from it, but that seems to be the exception. Most people I’ve heard from say that it doesn’t make them high, so it’s not at all the same as taking an Oxy or another full agonist opiate. It’s a way of avoiding those things while covering the opiate receptors so they aren’t screaming at a person and driving them mad with cravings. In other words, it’s a completely different thing to find a bottle of Suboxone in someone’s purse than it is to find a bottle of Oxy.
I wanted to ask you something, though. You said the bottle was a recent prescription and there were only a few pills left. Are you concerned she is taking too much of it? Was it obvious that there should have been more left than there were? Of course, that doesn’t mean she’s conclusively abusing them. She may just not carry all her Sub around with her, which is actually smart. I’d approach her with the same manner and tone that you wrote this post, because you seem sincerely concerned and supportive. I hope you come back to let us know how it goes. You’re a good boyfriend to have come on here looking for help. She’s lucky. 
laddertipper
