lazylazyjoe
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As someone who regularly injects suboxone, I am curious as to if extracting it thru alcohol first to rid the solution of some of the inerts is helpful for harm reduction. According to a previous post in the thread, there are a few other inert ingredients that aren't soluble in alcohol , such as corn starch. I've done alcohol extractions on pills before so I'm ok with doing it, but only when necessary, like tramadol. Is it worth the extra steps to be rid of these?
As to why I prefer injecting suboxone, the main reason is efficiency. I can inject 1-2 mg and be good for a day. It takes atleast 4 mg sub. to have the same affect. Also, I have a hard time keeping them in my mouth w/o puking. I have vomited on more than one occasion from the taste (not from WD). It also takes affect in 15 minutes versus the 90 minutes if taken by sub. You do have to be careful when injecting though. It's much easier to bring on precipitated w/d this way. Wait a little longer for your induction than usual, even longer if you're coming down off methadone.
The other thing that gets me is that I buy my sub on the street because between the doc and the pharmacy, $150/month & $7.50/pill, it's cheaper. If the doc would just prescribe the subutex, then I could get the generic form and do it legit for almost the same price. But none of the docs I talked to will do that. It drives me nuts as suboxone is just as easy to abuse as the subutex. Not to mention, the whole pain management specialist thing is a big scam. There's no reason why a regular doctor can't prescribe this schedule 3 drug.
As to why I prefer injecting suboxone, the main reason is efficiency. I can inject 1-2 mg and be good for a day. It takes atleast 4 mg sub. to have the same affect. Also, I have a hard time keeping them in my mouth w/o puking. I have vomited on more than one occasion from the taste (not from WD). It also takes affect in 15 minutes versus the 90 minutes if taken by sub. You do have to be careful when injecting though. It's much easier to bring on precipitated w/d this way. Wait a little longer for your induction than usual, even longer if you're coming down off methadone.
The other thing that gets me is that I buy my sub on the street because between the doc and the pharmacy, $150/month & $7.50/pill, it's cheaper. If the doc would just prescribe the subutex, then I could get the generic form and do it legit for almost the same price. But none of the docs I talked to will do that. It drives me nuts as suboxone is just as easy to abuse as the subutex. Not to mention, the whole pain management specialist thing is a big scam. There's no reason why a regular doctor can't prescribe this schedule 3 drug.