Recent news on Subutex

Breaking news Bruce Forest gets five year sentence  -  25 May 2007
Weston Forum,Mr. Forest said his judgment was impaired at the time of the incidents because he was under the influence of Subutex, a drug prescribed to him by a doctor

Suspected drug trafficker arrested, Subutex tablets seized  -  May 22, 2007
Channel News Asia,SINGAPORE : Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers have arrested a suspected drug trafficker and seized more than 100 Subutex tablets from him.

Enigmatic Weston felon Bruce Forest breaks his silence  -  May 16, 2007
Weston Forum,He said his judgment was impaired in part at the time because he was under the influence of Subutex, a drug prescribed to him by a doctor to help wean him

Mauritius: Police say they impound on heroin in Air France  -  May 17, 2007
SomaliNetA police statement said about 52 000 Subutex pills was recovered by an intelligence-led operation by Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit officers in the man's bags

Mauritius nabs man in drug haul  -  May 17, 2007
Sunday Times,Police have arrested Christophe Caterino on his arrival at Port Louis airport from Paris after finding 51863 Subutex tablets during a search of his luggage.

Mauritius cops make massive drug bust  -  May 16, 2007
Independent Online,An intelligence-led operation by Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit officers recovered about 52 000 Subutex pills after the 34-year-old Frenchman arrived on an

Authorities Unveil Anti-Drug Proposals  -  May 15, 2007
Civil Georgia,...is 80% increase compared with the figure for 2003. This increase is mainly attributed to the import and illegal sale of buprenorphine tablets, or "subutex."

Preclinical Development and Clinical Implementation of Treatments ...  -  May 18, 2007
Focus (subscription)The trade names for buprenorphine (sometimes called "bup") preparations are Subutex and Suboxone. Both are pills taken sublingually that come in 2- and 8-mg

My twin sons became heroin addicts  -  May 19, 2007
Daily Mail,Nick and Simon had both been staying in a hostel for addicts in Wokingham and were being prescribed Subutex, a heroin substitute, but had been smoking

Charity helping addicts recover  -  May 8, 2007
This is Local London,The charity's prescribing service puts people on substitute medication such as methadone and subutex, which help wean people off drugs such as heroin and

Twin tragedy  -  May 12, 2007
Times Online,Both were treated with Subutex, an opiate blocker that took away the desperate physical craving for heroin but not the desire for the drug.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions Across Tennessee (CADCAT) to Host ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Suboxone and Subutex, manufactured by Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Ltd., are the only controlled medications under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000

CNB officers seize drugs found stashed in stuffed toys  -  Apr 23, 2007
Channel News Asia,The officers also seized one 0.3g packet of "ice" and one 8mg Subutex tablet from the floor. Further searches revealed 49.1g of heroin hidden in two stuffed

Controversy in Estonia over easy prescriptions for Finns  -  Apr 18, 2007
Helsingin Sanomat,One of the reasons for this was handing out prescriptions for the heroin withdrawal drug Subutex (buprenorphine). In 2003. "The matter was investigated then

Desperate measures  -  Apr 17, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,We tried a range of detoxes, at home and residential - counselling, methadone maintenance and Subutex - mostly at our expense and all to no avail.

Cheese thief fell off his bike  -  Apr 13, 2007
Hartlepool Mail,Adrian Morris, mitigating, said Ryan was on a subutex programme and had not used heroin for two weeks. "In the past, when he has been addicted to heroin,

Consider methadone treatment’s successes  -  Apr 12, 2007
Bangor Daily News,Sold as Suboxone or Subutex, buprenorphine works very well for some people. But because it is chemically less potent than methadone, it is often not

French doctors, pharmacists charged with trafficking prescription ...  -  Apr 1, 2007
International Herald Tribune,Buprenorphine, sold commercially as Subutex or Suboxone, is also used as an alternative to methadone in several countries and some US states in easing the

Letters extra  -  Apr 24, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,He would describe himself as "recovering" but he still uses half a milligram of Subutex every day to avoid the last throes of withdrawal symptoms.

Pair left behind 'a trail of evidence'  -  Apr 22, 2007
Hartlepool Today,When they were arrested, O'Keefe was found to be in possession of amphetamine and Henderson had amphetamine and subutex. The court was told that the car had

Mum who killed toddler by dosing him with methadone faces jail  -  Apr 12, 2007
This is London,Fennelly was taking methadone in liquid form from a bottle, while Bate was taking a different heroin substitute called Subutex, which came in tablet form.

How cannabis led my boy to become a heroin addict  -  Apr 9, 2007
Scotsman,It wasn't until six weeks ago that Paul finally managed to stop, having been prescribed heroine substitute subutex. He cut all ties with his social group,

Correction: Lawsuit targets UVM, hospital dismissed from case  -  Mar 29, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,Buprenorphine, manufactured by Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals with brand names Suboxone and Subutex, is a relatively new drug that can block cravings for

Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2007  -  Apr 19, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),43% CLARITIN RX 112 101 11% INTEGRILIN 84 80 6% REBETOL 71 78 (8%) CAELYX 62 51 21% INTRON A 60 60 - SUBUTEX / SUBOXONE 56 48 17% PROVENTIL / ALBUTEROL

Atlanta to Showcase HBO's New Documentary ADDICTION at 'Town Hall ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Suboxone and Subutex, manufactured by Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Ltd., are the only controlled medications under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000

Pop-singer sent to custody for ten years  -  Mar 21, 2007
Daily Georgian Times,The musician was caught red-handed when he was selling Subutex and the police found fifty pills in his apartment. The prosecutor had lifted drugs import

Woman accused of prison drug smuggling  -  Mar 15, 2007
The Age,..."The tablets - 20 60-milligram morphine tablets and 35 eight-milligram subutex tablets - have been estimated by the Corrective Services Intelligence Group

No-show drug man locked up  -  Mar 15, 2007
South Tyneside Today,Prosecutor Alan Brockbank told Newcastle Crown Court Ritchie was caught with heroin, cocaine, subutex and diazepam after he was arrested at a house in

Nearly one in four Finns know someone who uses an illegal drug  -  Mar 1, 2007
Helsingin Sanomat,The drug is most commonly sold under the brand name Subutex. The shortage of replacement treatment facilities has turned the relatively cheap prescription

Learning from experience  -  Mar 6, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Daniels has been taking prescription Subutex, an alternative to methadone treatment, for the past four years. She founded Out in 2002 after being approached

Counterfeit drugs could prove lethal - UN  -  Feb 28, 2007
Ireland Online,...in tablet form in France, where the Narcotics Control Board estimates 20-25% of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

Alarming Trend in Prescription Drug Abuse  -  Mar 1, 2007
MedIndia,Buprenorphine, an analgesic, which is available as injectible form in India is abused in France and sold as Subutex there. In the American market,

Prescription abuse tops illegal drugs  -  Mar 1, 2007
Northwest Herald,...where the Narcotics Control Board estimates 20-25 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

Drugs toss bid woman avoids jail  -  Feb 28, 2007
Lancashire Evening Post,Kelly Cairn, 23, of Sawly Crescent, Ribbleton, Preston, was found in possession Subutex opiate tablets – a Class C drug – after being arrested outside the

YOUNG MUM CHARGED AFTER DRUG FIND IN SEQ PRISON  -  Mar 23, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),The tablets - 20 60mg morphine tablets and 35 8mg subutex tablets - have been estimated by the Corrective Services Intelligence Group to be worth $11000

Prescription abuse spirals  -  Mar 4, 2007
London Free Press,...and abused in tablet form in France, where it's estimated 20-25 per cent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

New high in abuse of legal drugs  -  Mar 3, 2007
Washington Times,...where the narcotics control board estimates that 20 percent to 25 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market

Alarm at market in fake drugs  -  Mar 1, 2007
The Australian,It is also trafficked and abused in tablet form in France, where the INCB estimates 20 per cent to 25 per cent of the drug, sold commercially as Subutex,

Rise seen in abuse of prescription drugs  -  Mar 1, 2007
Newsday,...in tablet form in France, where the board estimates 20 to 25 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

SINGAPORE: ST the biggest winner at SPH newspaper awards  -  Mar 1, 2007
Asia Pacific Media Network,The ex-prisons officer drew on his previous experience with drug offenders to file his reports on subutex abuse, which won him the Award for Consistently

Prescription Drug Abuse Spawns Lethal Counterfeits  -  Mar 1, 2007
TechNewsWorld,...where the Narcotics Control Board estimates 20 to 25 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

Abuse of Prescription Drugs to Surpass Illicit Drug Abuse, Says INCB  -  Mar 1, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),In France, between 20 and 25 per cent of buprenorphine (Subutex®) might be diverted to the illicit market. The demand for these drugs is so high,

Prescription abuse soon to exceed illicit drug use  -  Mar 1, 2007
Bryan College Station Eagle,...where the Narcotics Control Board estimates 20 percent to 25 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

Prescription drug abuse rampant, says UN  -  Mar 1, 2007
Monterey County Herald,...abused in tablet form in France, where the INCB estimates 20-25 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

A lethal shift in abused drugs  -  Mar 1, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,...where the Narcotics Control Board estimates at least 20 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is diverted to the black market.

Prescription drug abuse may soon top illicit narcotics  -  Feb 28, 2007
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),...where the Narcotics Control Board estimates 20 percent-25 percent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

Prescription drug abuse set to exceed use of illicit narcotics ...  -  Feb 28, 2007
CBC North,...in tablet form in France, where the INCB estimates 20 to 25 per cent of the drug sold commercially as Subutex is being diverted to the black market.

Tbilisi City Court starts discussing Temur Tatarashvili case today  -  Feb 28, 2007
ImediNews,According to the information given by investigation the singer was importing Subutex from France and sell it in Georgia.

Subutex? I forgot they were there  -  Feb 16, 2007
Electric New Paper,Kang is claiming trial to one charge of importing Subutex, which was used to wean addicts off heroin but became a controlled drug itself after increased

Prescription drugs from Tallinn a familiar sight at Helsinki drug ...  -  Feb 23, 2007
Helsingin Sanomat,Buprenorphine, sold under the brand name Subutex, is used in helping heroin addicts give up their habit. It is also the most popular opioid drug on the

Numerous Finns getting their sedatives from Tallinn  -  Feb 21, 2007
Helsingin Sanomat,In the same fashion, the Finnish drug travellers have previously acquired the buprenorphine product Subutex from Estonia. Subutex is a powerful medicine

CNB seizes over S$22000 worth of Subutex tablets  -  Feb 1, 2007
Channel News Asia,SINGAPORE: Officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) have arrested 11 suspected drug offenders and seized 127 Subutex tablets in an operation on

S'porean caught trying to smuggle Subutex worth S$21000  -  Jan 29, 2007
Channel News Asia,SINGAPORE: A 42-year-old Singaporean has been caught attempting to smuggle Subutex tablets worth over S$21000 into Singapore last Friday.

Natural Born Killers members arrested on suspicion of drug offences  -  Feb 14, 2007
Helsingin Sanomat,...several firearms, ammunition, explosives, nearly EUR 100000 in cash, jewellery worth EUR 30000, plus small amounts of cocaine, subutex, and hash.

Toilet Bomber Pleads Guilty  -  Feb 13, 2007
Hartford Courant,The drug, Subutex, should never have been given to her son because of a 1996 head injury, Sherl Forest said. Mitzi Forest said the result was that her

Potty bomber pleads guilty  -  Feb 12, 2007
Connecticut Post,A doctor prescribed the drug subutex to help wean Forest off the addiction. But, Mitzi Forest said the new drug created "a psychosis" in her husband.

Press scanner  -  Jan 31, 2007
Messenger.ge,Singer Tatarashvili was arrested in September of the previous year, and found with several pills of the opiate drug subutex on his person and at his home.

NIDA Responds to Escalating Prescription Drug Abuse  -  Feb 12, 2007
Psychiatric Times,..."NIDA has developed buprenorphine [Subutex or Suboxone when combined with naloxone] that has much less potent effects than heroin, morphine or Demerol

Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for 2006 Fourth Quarter ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),CAELYX 49 46 8% 206 181 13% SUBUTEX 51 49 4% 203 197 3% ELOCON 33 32 5% 141 144 (2%) CIPRO 25 33 (24%) 111 146 (24%) Other Pharmaceuticals 504 411 23%

Jailed for Subutex trafficking  -  Jan 10, 2007
Electric New Paper,DISTRICT Judge Wong Keen Onn sentenced Amir Osman to four months' jail for smuggling Subutex tablets without a licence, an offence under the Poisons Act.

Mismanagement of Subutex prescriptions results in $2500 fine  -  Dec 20, 2006
TODAYonline,A DOCTOR in Woodlands has been found guilty of failing to properly administer Subutex — the first such case since the medicine was listed as a controlled

I didn't open it, I thought it was money  -  Jan 10, 2007
Electric New Paper,Yet, he thought nothing about making use of her to smuggle Subutex tablets so that he could sell them for a profit here. Madam Fatimah holds a handkerchief

'Be patient and persistent'  -  Jan 10, 2007
Electric New Paper,Ms Chia reported about an 8-year-old boy who was forced to be a drug runner for his mother, an addict of Subutex and Dormicum.

He gave us pills within 3 minutes  -  Dec 21, 2006
Electric New Paper,He was forthcoming and readily helped me with any questions I had about Subutex and its abuse. And he admitted there were problems of abuse among his

Bush Signs Law: More Patients May be Treated for Opioid Dependence ...  -  Dec 29, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),Any doctor may take the training to become certified to prescribe Suboxone and Subutex in his or her private office as a treatment for opioid dependence.

$2500 fine too light, some docs say  -  Dec 21, 2006
TODAYonline,AFTER the heavy clampdown on Subutex abusers and the tough message sent by the authorities, the $2500 fine levied on a doctor for his lax administration of

Bush Signs Law: More Patients May be Treated for Opioid Dependence ...  -  Dec 29, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),Physician Training to Prescribe Buprenorphine Any doctor may take the training to become certified to prescribe Suboxone and Subutex in his or her private

Door to door, floor to floor, to find them  -  Dec 28, 2006
Electric New Paper,A PHONE call and an e-mail set us off on a trail that would eventually expose Subutex users who were endangering children and adults.

Vote for The New Paper Story of the Year  -  Jan 4, 2007
Electric New Paper,Why vote for it: Subutex addicts would throw used syringes along busy pedestrian paths in Tampines and Clementi. People walked past in their slippers,

Boy, 8, forced to beg to buy drugs for mum  -  Jan 3, 2007
Electric New Paper,He rattled off names such as Dormicum and Subutex (prescription drugs which addicts sometimes take instead of heroin). We asked him the colour of each drug

No management plans for patients  -  Dec 21, 2006
Electric New Paper,AFTER a three-day disciplinary inquiry last month, Dr John Heng was found to have been giving out Subutex to 19 patients without keeping proper records.

Around the world  -  Dec 30, 2006
Detroit Free Press,The drug, sold as Suboxone and Subutex, is the only US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for dependence on heroin and other controlled

STORY OF THE YEAR? You decide - 5  -  Dec 26, 2006
Electric New Paper,Why vote for it: He is only 8, but little Ben (not his real name) was no stranger to the murky world of Subutex and Dormicum.

GP censured, fined S$2500 for mismanagement  -  Dec 20, 2006
Channel News Asia,...practitioner has been found guilty of failing to manage his 19 patients properly, and failing to administer their prescriptions including Subutex.

We need a proper drugs strategy, not knee-jerk reactions  -  Dec 20, 2006
The Herald,I oversee 500 methadone prescriptions, but also do Subutex detoxes and Naltrexone relapse prevention; in fact, the full range of chemical treatments.

Heroin users seek relief from drug's lethal grip  -  Jan 14, 2007
ParamusPost.com,But if a patient has $105, he or she can get a five-day supply of buprenorphine tablets called Subutex that nearly wipe out all of the pain and discomfort

STORY OF THE YEAR? You decide - 5  -  26 Dec 2006
Electric New Paper,Why vote for it: He is only 8, but little Ben (not his real name) was no stranger to the murky world of Subutex and Dormicum.

Mismanagement of Subutex prescriptions results in $2500 fine  -  Dec 20, 2006
TODAYonline,A DOCTOR in Woodlands has been found guilty of failing to properly administer Subutex — the first such case since the medicine was listed as a controlled

He gave us pills within 3 minutes  -  Dec 21, 2006
Electric New Paper,He was forthcoming and readily helped me with any questions I had about Subutex and its abuse. And he admitted there were problems of abuse among his

$2500 fine too light, some docs say  -  Dec 21, 2006
TODAYonline,AFTER the heavy clampdown on Subutex abusers and the tough message sent by the authorities, the $2500 fine levied on a doctor for his lax administration of

Barrasse: Heroin treatment Rx abused Judge seeks to pull Suboxone ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
Scranton Times-Tribune,Known by the brand names Suboxone and Subutex, naloxone and buprenorphine have emerged to fulfill a federal mandate for outpatient drug treatment options

No management plans for patients  -  Dec 21, 2006
Electric New Paper,AFTER a three-day disciplinary inquiry last month, Dr John Heng was found to have been giving out Subutex to 19 patients without keeping proper records.

84% success rate in methodone treatment  -  Dec 19, 2006
Sun2Surf,Chua said the abuse of methadone is low as it comes in liquid form, as compared with subutex pills which could be obtained from any private medical

At the Dewan Negara yesterday: Therapy for addicts bearing fruit  -  Dec 19, 2006
New Straits Times,To prevent the misuse of Subutex, the ministry has taken a number of steps, he said yesterday when replying to points raised by senators during the Budget

Congress Passes Legislation Increasing Treatment for Opioid ...  -  Dec 11, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),Physician Training to Prescribe Buprenorphine Any doctor may take the training to become certified to prescribe Suboxone and Subutex in his or her private

Congress Passes Legislation Increasing Treatment for Opioid ...  -  Dec 11, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),Any doctor may take the training to become certified to prescribe Suboxone and Subutex in his or her private office as a treatment for opioid dependence.

We need a proper drugs strategy, not knee-jerk reactions  -  Dec 20, 2006
The Herald,I oversee 500 methadone prescriptions, but also do Subutex detoxes and Naltrexone relapse prevention; in fact, the full range of chemical treatments.

GP censured, fined S$2500 for mismanagement  -  Dec 20, 2006
Channel News Asia,...practitioner has been found guilty of failing to manage his 19 patients properly, and failing to administer their prescriptions including Subutex.

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Hartlepool Mail,They asked to see what he was holding and he dropped two packages containing six Subutex tablets. He said he had obtained them for the relative to sell to

Generic buprenorphine could increase illicit use of drug  -  Nov 30, 2006
Helsingin Sanomat,In the summer the patent for buprenorphine, which is most commonly sold under the brand names Subutex and Temgesic, expired, allowing less expensive generic

Methadone alternative needs to be supported  -  Dec 14, 2006
Bangor Daily News,...than triples the number of people who can be treated for opiate addiction using the maintenance drug buprenorphine, marketed as Suboxone or Subutex.

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Leeds Today,It offers counselling and a prescription service for heroin substitutes like methadone and Subutex. Clients come from a variety of backgrounds but most are

Congress Passes Legislation Increasing Treatment for Opioid ...  -  Dec 11, 2006
Earthtimes.orgThe legislation will ease restrictions on Suboxone(R) (buprenorphine HCl/naloxone HCl dihydrate) C-III Sublingual Tablets and Subutex(R) (buprenorphine HCl)

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