I've taken about every opiate, NSAID, and antidepressant for pain relief. Suboxone is a sub-par pain medication, it's no more effective than an advil and only lasts for 4 hours, so you have to dose it multiple times a day to get any relief, and it stops giving pain relief if you take it that regularly. And, you quickly become dependent on it as well (ie. you will get sick for much longer than from a real opiate if you stop taking it suddenly). It's not an effective pain medication, it's effective at blocking opiates from reaching the brain and preventing the user from getting high, thus making using other opiates a waste, making it easier to stick with sobriety. I'd never advise anyone to use it for pain, ever.