suboxone

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Marketing name, perhaps a blend of Subutex +‎ naloxone.

Noun

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suboxone (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.
    Coordinate term: Subutex
    • 2012 August 23, Conor Friedersdorf, quoting Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, “What OxyContin Addicts in West Virginia Tell Us About the War on Drugs”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      Not far behind OxyContin is Suboxone, the brand name for a drug whose primary ingredient is buprenorphine, a semisynthetic opioid.

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