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Bupe Suboxone/Buprenorphine FAQ and Megathread v.1; 2007 - 2010

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but regardless of all that it still doesn't justify not using a filter of any kind. inevitably you're going to end up with an amount of the shit left in the spoon get into the barrel and then into your bloodstream - where it's going to collect and cause harm.

No one has been able to tell me what exactly is piling up somewhere theoretically...this is my issue with this being told to me.

I'm not going to tell you you're wrong, but do you have something proving you're right? Do you know which inactive would accumulate, and where it accumulates?

From what I understand, the solution will still be orange despite micron filtering...so you can't get 100% of the inactive out of it.

The only reason I question this is because plenty of people are IVing Suboxone and Subutex (both which have magnesium stearate and Povidone K30); there are very few long-term health complications we have seen. Of course as our generation ages, we may see a large increase in certain health problems. However, I feel at the rate some people are going at, we'd already have seen something besides artery shots or abscesses due to subcutaneous or IM shots.

So, to sum up how I feel about this, the proof is in the pudding. Show me someone with an eye that turned orange from shooting Suboxone or something. I doubt you'll find it.

People have shot plenty of worse. Some people have shot OC's for years and years. Obviously talc is accumulating in their lungs...but how many people who shoot OC go on down the road get talcosis of the lung? Not all of them, of course.

Just some thoughts. I have been researching this for over a year, and I specifically joined BL to find this out. Any information would be helpful.


agreed! i don't care if whatever i'm shooting is clearer looking than water, it is still getting at least a little piece of cotton. filter anything you IV (unless it is drawn straight from a vial of liquid labeled for IV use). takes 2 seconds to roll up a little ball o' cotton and can save one from some pretty serious medical conditions later on.

If I'm shooting a Dormicum tablet, for example (which I have only done once) then sure, a cotton is great. But Suboxone dissolves pretty clear as is. You're only really wasting a bit of the solution just to use a cotton. Additionally, most pills don't get great "returns" on the amount of units you put in it. Suboxone is something where if you put in 40 units, you can get 38 of them back easily.

With pills which only return 1/3 to 1/2 of the water on their own (Dormicum, Dalmane, OC, etc) a cotton really does help the crap that will clog the rig and does help get the solution in.

Even if a solution is clear and you've filtered it with cottons a dozen times, talc will still be present. I know some other fillers will too, I just don't know what is actually filtered out by a cotton other than what you can see with your eye.

Plus, you can create sterile solutions with sterile product and bacteriostatic water which need not be cotton filtered IMO (K, for instance).

***One last reminder***

It's important to remember that if you have any sort of opiate tolerance, you probably won't get much additional positive effects out of IV buprenorphine, and it would be in your best interest to taper with sublingual use.

You can still develop abscesses much easier than you would with a sterile IVable solution if you miss with Suboxone versus an ampule of whatever, so for the vast majority of people, IV suboxone is not a great idea.

Especially when you factor in how short IV buprenorphine will last you in terms of duration, you might as well stick to the sublingual route until you have a very significantly lowered opiate tolerance. For someone with an opiate tolerance, switching to IV buprenorphine may give you an incentive to not switch back to any other ROA's, then it might be very easy for you to start shooting "too much", and get up to the point where you have far exceeded the equivalent sublingual dose.

At such a point, you're doing more harm than good by raising your opiate tolerance, and also by additionally reducing the medicinal efficacy of Suboxone.

So, what I mean to say is, when I give people instructions on how to shoot Suboxone, I do so because people will go out there and try whether I help them or not - it's just that my help hopefully will prevent them from making potential mistakes, or to help re-evaluate the situation entirely.
 
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No one has been able to tell me what exactly is piling up somewhere theoretically...this is my issue with this being told to me.

I'm not going to tell you you're wrong, but do you have something proving you're right? Do you know which inactive would accumulate, and where it accumulates?

what is piling up is what's left in the mix - the insoluble particles. if you're not using any kind of filter then some of that shit is going to be sucked up into barrel and end up in your veins. it doesn't matter how careful you are to avoid the shit on the bottom but some of it is going to end up in there.

i keep forgetting to differentiate between suboxone and subutex as well. i have only injected the latter, subutex, but there's little difference from my understanding.

a small cotton filter causes you to lose fuck all of your end solution anyway so why skimp out on a vital piece of harm reduction just for a few extra units? it's irresponcible not to use a filter when injecting any kind of street drug; pill form or something like heroin or meth
 
what is piling up is what's left in the mix - the insoluble particles. if you're not using any kind of filter then some of that shit is going to be sucked up into barrel and end up in your veins. it doesn't matter how careful you are to avoid the shit on the bottom but some of it is going to end up in there.

i keep forgetting to differentiate between suboxone and subutex as well. i have only injected the latter, subutex, but there's little difference from my understanding.

a small cotton filter causes you to lose fuck all of your end solution anyway so why skimp out on a vital piece of harm reduction just for a few extra units? it's irresponcible not to use a filter when injecting any kind of street drug; pill form or something like heroin or meth
Yes, I'm sure there is some. Just like there will still be some particulate that will still get past a cotton and will only be filtered out by a micron filter.

The only difference between Subutex and Suboxone is the lemon lime flavoring and the naloxone - all the other inactives are there I believe (also minus the food coloring...)

I'm not skimping out on the cottons for "a few extra units" - I do it because I tried it once and it didn't work. Like, it wouldn't pull back and I had to just squeeze what was out of the cotton into something else. It didn't seem like it was going to work.

However, there's plenty of beneficial things you can get out of filtering with just a cotton (prevents crap from being sucked up from a larger gauge needle, it prevents the needle getting clogged, it prevents extraneous BS getting in your shot like dust or pet hair from the environment, and it also helps keep sediment out of your shot), so don't hesitate to use one if you got 'em.
 
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alright, so you are aware that you're going to have those binders and fillers getting in. it seemed like you were trying to deny and not willing to acknowledge that. sure there are still going to be some getting in after a cotton filter but it's going to be considerably less than not filtering with anything at all. something is better than nothing.

i guess maybe you need to try using a smaller piece of cotton or refine your method of using a filter in the process. in the end it is your choice though and you're aware of what is happening so all i can do is offer you that bit of advice.

it's still not right to say that suboxone doesnt need any filtering at all.
 
alright, so you are aware that you're going to have those binders and fillers getting in. it seemed like you were trying to deny and not willing to acknowledge that. sure there are still going to be some getting in after a cotton filter but it's going to be considerably less than not filtering with anything at all. something is better than nothing.

i guess maybe you need to try using a smaller piece of cotton or refine your method of using a filter in the process. in the end it is your choice though and you're aware of what is happening so all i can do is offer you that bit of advice.

it's still not right to say that suboxone doesnt need any filtering at all.

Yeah I know that's whats happening.

The cottons I use are pre-rolled balls from the exchanges, so I might have just used a shitty one? I dunno to be honest, all the other ones I've used for other types of shots worked fine.

To be honest, I have shot worse than Suboxone and knew something which was more harmful than anything Suboxone had would get into my system, but if you only try something once, you're not likely to get talcosis of the lung (unless you have a multi-gram tolerance to OC's or something lol). Most things that have talc, MCC, etc, I wouldn't shoot continuously without micron filters.
 
you probably did get a shitty filter so why not try again, right? what's the worst that's going to happen;) and i know you're shooting multiple times a day and have been for a good period of time so it would be in your best interest and all.
 
I pretty much have decided against IVing sub... since I have a high opiate tolerance to begin with it doesn't sound like it is worth starting. I'm more concerned about it becoming my main ROA for using sub (which I need to be on for at least 2 more weeks).

If its anything like H, I haven't snorted any since I started injecting after 2 straight years of only snorting opiates.
 
help with sub taper?

alright so ive been addicted to OCs for going on 2 years, for the last few months ive been doing at least 90 mg daily just to stay well with a little buzz, and on occasion 300+ mgs. I finished my pills last night, and now im starting on a little bottle of methadone ive had saved for emergency and then switching to subs (street not script). So my question now is what dose should i start on with the subutex?? From what ive read 4mgs daily should be alright and maybe 8 the first day, then slowly cut it down. Does that sound about right??
Also will i be able to function the first few days? The only guy ive talked to about it said it made him feel fine as long as he we just hanging out at home and not doing much, otherwise hed feel sick again, but his habit was probably double mine. Anyways thanks in advance for the help guys its really time to get off this stuff i just hope i can stick it this time with the subs.
 
-> Suboxone Mega Thread

I can tell you're new, but next time please check the OD Mega Merged & FAQ List before posting a thread.

I'll respond to it in a second in the Suboxone Mega Thread.

alright so ive been addicted to OCs for going on 2 years, for the last few months ive been doing at least 90 mg daily just to stay well with a little buzz, and on occasion 300+ mgs. I finished my pills last night, and now im starting on a little bottle of methadone ive had saved for emergency and then switching to subs (street not script). So my question now is what dose should i start on with the subutex?? From what ive read 4mgs daily should be alright and maybe 8 the first day, then slowly cut it down. Does that sound about right??
Also will i be able to function the first few days? The only guy ive talked to about it said it made him feel fine as long as he we just hanging out at home and not doing much, otherwise hed feel sick again, but his habit was probably double mine. Anyways thanks in advance for the help guys its really time to get off this stuff i just hope i can stick it this time with the subs.

It would have been better for you to skip the methadone and go from OC's into withdrawal, and then onto Subutex. However, if you've already started the methadone, you can use that to help "taper down" from the OC's. You'll have to be in 100% withdrawal from the methadone however - it is a lot more difficult to go from methadone to buprenorphine than vice versa.

As for how much you should take, you should take a very small amount to gauge whether you're going to go through precipitated WD. I would start with 2mg, and if you don't go into precipitated WD's, then you can keep taking another 2mg every hour - hour and a half until you feel comfortable.

4mg should be good, but you may need up to 6mg or even a full 8mg in a day. If you can quickly get it down to 4mg for a week, and then slowly decrease it after that, I'm sure it'll be pretty comfortable for you.

You should be fine with buprenorphine. I could function very well with it, even just hours after having begun Suboxone treatment.

Best of luck, and let us know if you have any more questions.
 
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I pretty much have decided against IVing sub... since I have a high opiate tolerance to begin with it doesn't sound like it is worth starting. I'm more concerned about it becoming my main ROA for using sub (which I need to be on for at least 2 more weeks).

If its anything like H, I haven't snorted any since I started injecting after 2 straight years of only snorting opiates.

It's probably the better decision to stick to sublingual use of Suboxone then.

When I tried IV Heroin, I still mostly stuck to snorting powder dope. I liked the longer peak and longer duration more than instant onset of effects. I still IV'd heroin a few times for the novelty of it, but didn't go overboard with it.

If you didn't go back to snorting H after shooting it for 2 years, then yes, it might be better to stick to the sublingual ROA for Suboxone.

You can look at 6/7's method to boost BA, and help the pill dissolve rather quickly, if you're looking for a quicker onset.

Hope this helped, and I'm glad we could help you feel out which ROA to use.
 
Cut out my noon 2mg dose two days ago and I am at 2mg morning and evening now. A little uncomfortable yesterday afternoon. Today, the morning 2mg has held me fine and I'm only two hours from the evening dose. I am thinking of staying with this dosage for a week before cutting it again. Think I can cut the evening dose out completely in a week or would that be too much of a taper?

Damn I wish I hadn't started out on 24mg a day for almost a month! Not to mention how crappy I felt taking that much. According to my script I should be taking 8mg morning and evening with 4mg at noon for this month. I don't even want to think about how rotten I would feel if I had stuck to this protocol.
 
Dosing periodically throughout the day isn't exactly the norm. Why do you think you felt "crappy" at your initial dose? The idea is to take whatever amount is needed to relieve your cravings and keep you comfortable. If you are switching dose amounts and timing at a rapid pace, how can you be in any way objective about how it is working?
 
i think dosing once or twice a day is the best to achieve steady blood levels..

Plus dosing many times creates an up and down effect like oxy or H.. take small dose get high come down then take another dose

The exact opposite of people who want to be stabalized and out of the addictive cycle....

Bupe has held me comfortable for up to 2 days b4 i even notice any discomfort really...

Bupe w/d doesnt even start till like day 4 or 5 of being off it in my experiences..


I think i woudl rather take bupe everyday than oxy because im getting sick of the ups and downs
 
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day 2 suboxone and did H 5 hours later help

i tried detoxing off of H with sub, saturday @ 4 pm was last H use, then sunday took 8 mgs sub and monday took around 4 mgs @ noon and 4 mgs at 4pm then at 10pm did 3 bags of H trying to feel better bc the sub isnt helping that much i havnt eatin since taking the sub or slept and have goosbumps no appitite, so did the H to try to get relief, all i got was a slight rush and i feel like it was pretty much blocked so when can i resume the sub without getting precipitated withdrawals? please someone help
 
I'd wait until you're good and sick again, maybe if you took it at 4pm monday, wait until tuesday night, just to be safe. Who knows how much dope hit your receptors if you still got a little bit of a rush. Just wait til your kickin good, then you should be fine.

Try to give the subs a few days next time. Since you're an IV user, your going to probably have alot of craving switching from shooting dope for a rush and a high to taking suboxone and just feeling normal. For awhile you still might get a few physical symptoms poking through if you had a good sized habit. Shit, cravings can manifest themselves as physical feelings, your mind has such an association between those feelings and physical withdrawal. Eventually though, you're gonna feel great. You won't be sick, you'll be more functional, you'll have more money. People bitch about how expensive subs are, but there's no way it more expensive than a good sized habit, if you're doing it illegally, and then factor in some legal problems... Just try you hardest to stick with it, anyone can do it, even though it might look impossible now, after its over you'll look back and laugh at what you were afraid of. Subs are gonna suck to get on after being a junkie for awhile, and they're gonna suck to get off too. But its probably gonna suck less than going cold turkey.
 
i just took the sub again 2 hours aftr the H and its been 20 mins , i dont feel any diff than before is it safe to say it was fully blocked or maybe tiny bit hit the receptors than got kicked off ? how long till id feel sick of precip wd?
 
i just took the sub again 2 hours aftr the H and its been 20 mins , i dont feel any diff than before is it safe to say it was fully blocked or maybe tiny bit hit the receptors than got kicked off ? how long till id feel sick of precip wd?

You may need to wait a full 45 minutes or an hour or longer until Suboxone effects you when taken sublingually.
 
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