{"id":1945,"date":"2021-11-18T15:27:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newjerseyaddictioninterventions.com\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2021-12-01T03:34:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T03:34:50","slug":"how-long-does-suboxone-stay-in-your-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newjerseyaddictioninterventions.com\/how-long-does-suboxone-stay-in-your-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Does Suboxone Stay in Your System?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suboxone is a prescription medication containing buprenorphine and naloxone. It is a semisynthetic partial opioid drug that is used to treat opioid use disorder. Although it was originally developed as a safer, less addictive alternative to methadone<\/a>, some people abuse Suboxone by taking it without a prescription or taking a higher dose than prescribed.<\/p>\n

Buprenorphine, the opioid medication in Suboxone, doesn\u2019t create the same euphoric high as other opioid drugs do. Instead, it can successfully reduce or even eliminate opioid withdrawal symptoms and cravings. However, as an opioid, buprenorphine can be addictive. If you take buprenorphine for an extended period of time your system may become physically dependent on it. This means you may have withdrawal symptoms if you abruptly stop using Suboxone.[1]<\/p>\n

How long Suboxone stays in your system can impact when your withdrawal symptoms start and how long they will last. It can also influence how long the substance will show up on different types of drug tests. In general, the effects of one dose of Suboxone last for 24 hours, and the drug is eliminated from your system after 5 to 8 days. This timeline can vary from one person to the next because there are many individual factors that dictate how long it takes Suboxone to leave your system.<\/p>\n

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