Buprenorphine Abuse Among Opiate Addicts
British Journal of AddictionPublished 1 September 1988
John O’Connor, Eamonn Moloney, Raymond Travers, Aisling Campbell
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The extent of Buprenorphine abuse among opiate addicts in Ireland is established using self-reporting by addicts of drugs abused, and it is clear that contrary to initials beliefs, this drug has high abuse potential.
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Summary Buprenorphine has been described as a potent analgesic with low abuse potential. Sporadic reports in the world literature would seem to contradict this view. A retrospective study of all opiate addicts first presenting over a 12‐month period showed an increasing level of buprenorphine abuse. The implications of these findings are discussed
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MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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