Suboxone
Overdose
Suboxone overdose, possibly fatal, may occur if it is injected while taking tranquilizers.
Due to its partial agonist action (at
50%) and its ceiling effect, Suboxone causes less
incident of overdose than other opiates. A ‘ceiling
effect’ refers to increases in doses that produce
progressively smaller resulting effects.
In 2004, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported
that the second-leading cause of accidental
death in the United States (after automobile
collision) is unintentional fatal drug overdose,
like Suboxone overdose. Their researchers report
that the primary cause of the rate increase comes
from prescription painkillers, as well as sedatives,
when combined with alcohol.
Caution with Suboxone
- Suboxone overdose is difficult to reverse.
- Suboxone overdose is rare in opioid-tolerant
patients who use the drug sublingually.
- Respiratory depression is the most severe—possibly
fatal—reaction related to Suboxone overdose
(and opiate overuse, in general).
Suboxone Overdose Symptoms
Call for urgent emergency help if the following
symptoms of Suboxone overdose occur.
- Cold and clammy skin
- Coma
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Extreme weakness
- Fainting
- Hypotension
- Loss of consciousness
- Pinpoint pupils
- Respiratory depression
- Sedation
- Seizures
- Shortness of breath
- Slowed breathing
- Small pupils
- Tiredness
Suboxone may show the additional symptoms
of opiate overdose:
- Convulsions
- Dark urine
- Diarrhea
- Increased or unusual sweating
- Hallucination
- Low blood pressure
- Prolonged nausea or vomiting
- Severe drowsiness
- Severe nervousness
- Slow heartbeat
- Stomach cramps or pain
- Yellowing eyes or skin
Suboxone overdose and accidental death are more
likely when combining different prescription medications--and,
especially, alcohol.
If you suspect a Suboxone overdose, immediately
contact your doctor, local pharmacy, local emergency
room, or local poison control center.
Are You Addicted to Suboxone?
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Suboxone overdose can cause physical and emotional
dependence. Patients who take Suboxone should already
be following adjunct counseling.
You likely have a dependency if
you:
- Feel physically ill, when you stop taking Suboxone.
- Require more tablets to achieve the same effect.
- Take Suboxone in bigger doses or more often
than prescribed.
- Sense guilt or shame related to your use of
Suboxone.
- Quickly loose the pleasure in the simple things
of life.
- Become indifferent toward family, friends,
and activities.
You likely have an addiction if
you:
- Juggle various doctors or emergency rooms for
prescriptions.
- Commit illegal acts to purchase Suboxone.
- Purchase opiates on the street to maintain
your supply.
- Have had others tell you your Suboxone dosage
is excessive.
- Sense that friends or family feel worried about
your use.
- Adversely affect your family environment, centering
on yourself.
The
Waismann Method of Rapid Detoxification humanely
treats patients who have a physical opiate drug
or Suboxone overdose dependency.
If you, or someone you care about,
increasingly self-medicates with Suboxone or other
opiate-based drugs ,
please seek medical advice for detoxification
now. Before Suboxone overdose occurs.
Learn more about Suboxone overdose and The
Waismann Method of Rapid Detoxification.
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