Suboxone Use in Portland: A Lifeline for Recovering Addicts or a New Abuse Problem?
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. › December 29, 2011
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PORTLAND, Maine -- Law enforcement agents and drug users in Portland are saying street abuse of Suboxone, a prescription drug intended to help individuals become less dependent on opiates such as heroin, is a new counterculture fad in Maine's largest city.
But a top addiction rehabilitation doctor said Suboxone has been unfairly vilified and is a "fundamentally safe" lifeline for recovering addicts who may always need some form of medication to survive.See the full content of this document
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Suboxone Use in Portland: A Lifeline for Recovering Addicts or a New Abuse Problem?
Sgt. Kevin Cashman, supervisor of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency's Cumberland District Task Force, said different forms of Suboxone and its active ingredient, buprenorphine, began to emerge after prescription painkiller OxyContin, long a widely abused drug in...
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