Suboxone help?

Question by qqueenatina: Suboxone help?
What are the risks of being on suboxone? I am perscribed by my phyc. to take suboxone 16mg a day? help plz???

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Answer by Linda s
the risks are addiction. suboxone are used to help people with other addictions. it comes in a sublingual tablet that dissolves under the tongue, it is also an opioid. it is COMMONLY used to help treat people with an addiction to hydrocodone or methadone. take with caution, this medication can be very addicting

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