Definition of "buprenorphine" [buprenorphine]

• A semisynthetic opioid that is used to treat opioid addiction. (noun)

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• "But I look at long-term buprenorphine maintenance the same way I do methadone -- to give up heroin or illegally obtained Oxycontin for sustained use of Suboxone is simply trading one drug for another."
• "It also found the painkiller buprenorphine, which is sold as Suboxone, and the anti-anxiety drug alprazolam, sold as Xanax, officials said."
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