Suboxone Strips

@krisjb1 Hi Kris - This is complicated. Suboxone is a Schedule III Controlled Substance because there is a risk of addiction. It is approved only for treating substance abuse. Dispensers require a special waiver to prescribe it, and are required to take training before applying for the waiver. I do not know if "off label" use is permitted with the waiver, which is a common way for doctors to treat patients with some medications.

Your best chance of learning what you need to know is to to find a practitioner with a waiver and ask. Here is where you can look up people or clinics near you:
https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/find-treatment/treatment-practitioner-locator
Again, I'm not sure if this will get you suboxone, but it will get you some answers.
Sue

There is no “off-label” accepted practice for Suboxone which is why it is specifically intended for addiction treatment. The other concern is for the person who gave up their strip of pills, what will they substitute for their missing med? This is not a medication to take lightly and certainly not intended to treat a headache where the treatment could mask more serious illness! Also check out buprenorphine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675640/ of which Suboxone is very similar in chemical makeup but buprenorphine is meant to treat chronic pain and addiction in certain formulations. Good luck and be safe.

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.

Once I was switched from morphine to buprenorphine and cannabis became legal I obviously tried it. After one year of trial and error I use a combination of cannabis tincture higher in CBD 4x day, RSO oil I put into capsules 3x day and I micro dose throughput the day with vapes. I no longer get buzzed but other than the buprenorphine I no longer need oxycodone for breakthrough pain. For me it means controlled pain tolerance. I still have pain, leg cramps, foot cramps, PN symptoms, etc. but I walk 2 miles or more everyday to stay healthy and stretch 2x day. I have a daily routine to fight the process.

That's really good. What is RSO oil and how does it work for you? I recently noticed my THC tolerance is raising up too but I can still get high just need a bit more. The vape used to take 3 seconds, now I can take 7 seconds plus and feel the same at 3 seconds when I started. Still like flower though, just trying not to expand too much equipment or wife is going to get mad.

RSO=Rick Simpson Oil named after its inventor who was of the original stoners who cultivated Humbolt County, Ca into a cannabis capital in the 1960-1970’s. An entire plant is flash frozen to create RSO and you’ll find detailed info here. https://www.wikileaf.com/thestash/rick-simpson-oil/
I buy my own clear capsules on Amazon and buy the RSO higher in CBD than typically seen in vapes. I fill the capsules once a month or you can buy them prefilled at dispensaries. It’s an additional tool to help me stay away from oxycodone, permits me to tolerate my pain causing activities like cooking. I don’t get buzzed any longer which is ok with me.

There is no “off-label” accepted practice for Suboxone which is why it is specifically intended for addiction treatment. The other concern is for the person who gave up their strip of pills, what will they substitute for their missing med? This is not a medication to take lightly and certainly not intended to treat a headache where the treatment could mask more serious illness! Also check out buprenorphine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675640/ of which Suboxone is very similar in chemical makeup but buprenorphine is meant to treat chronic pain and addiction in certain formulations. Good luck and be safe.

Once I was switched from morphine to buprenorphine and cannabis became legal I obviously tried it. After one year of trial and error I use a combination of cannabis tincture higher in CBD 4x day, RSO oil I put into capsules 3x day and I micro dose throughput the day with vapes. I no longer get buzzed but other than the buprenorphine I no longer need oxycodone for breakthrough pain. For me it means controlled pain tolerance. I still have pain, leg cramps, foot cramps, PN symptoms, etc. but I walk 2 miles or more everyday to stay healthy and stretch 2x day. I have a daily routine to fight the process.

The headache that I would be treating is not affected positively by using any OTC meds. It is a severe headache that puts me in bed that I suffer about 2X annually and is likely related to brain inflammation-a result of chronic Lyme. Buprenorphine is likely a better alternative but getting a prescription for it has not yet been possible. How would you go about getting a prescription? A pain clinic? A DO? An MD?