The NY Times this morning had an interesting article on a problem of which I was completely unaware: the abuse of Suboxone in prisons. According to the report:
“Innovative smugglers have turned crushed Suboxone pills into a paste and spread it under stamps or over children’s artwork, including pages from a princess coloring book found in a New Jersey jail.”
Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone combined in a 4:1 ratio) have recently become available as orange strips — similar to breath strips — that dissolve under the tongue.  Buprenorphine, a mixed opioid agonist-antagonist, has similar effect to those of morphine or heroin but is less potent and longer-lasting.  It has long been used in Europe as an alternative to methadone for drug detox.  The idea of com…

The NY Times this morning had an interesting article on a problem of which I was completely unaware: the abuse of Suboxone in prisons. According to the report:
“Innovative smugglers have turned crushed Suboxone pills into a paste and spread it under stamps or over children’s artwork, including pages from a princess coloring book found in a New Jersey jail.”
Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone combined in a 4:1 ratio) have recently become available as orange strips — similar to breath strips — that dissolve under the tongue.  Buprenorphine, a mixed opioid agonist-antagonist, has similar effect to those of morphine or heroin but is less potent and longer-lasting.  It has long been used in Europe as an alternative to methadone for drug detox.  The idea of com…

AbstractColumn Promoting Suboxone Film, Criticizing Methadone, Angers FieldCenter Takes Proactive Approach on Integrated Care, Research EffortsStates Encouraging Providers to Enroll in MedicaidLegal Action to Enforce Parity Contemplated, Ramstad Tells ADAWJournalist in Recovery Describes Her Experience in MATBriefly NotedIn the StatesBusinessResourcesComing up (Source: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly)

AbstractColumn Promoting Suboxone Film, Criticizing Methadone, Angers FieldCenter Takes Proactive Approach on Integrated Care, Research EffortsStates Encouraging Providers to Enroll in MedicaidLegal Action to Enforce Parity Contemplated, Ramstad Tells ADAWJournalist in Recovery Describes Her Experience in MATBriefly NotedIn the StatesBusinessResourcesComing up (Source: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly)

A webinar series offered by the American Psychiatric Association as part of the CSAT-Funded Physicians Clinical Support System-Buprenorphine (PCSS-B). This webinar on June 14, 2011 will be presented by Dr. Michelle Lofwall. This presentation will provide an overview of diversion and misuse of buprenorphine. Click here for more information. Register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/235810355.

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