Heroin (Opioid) Treatment

Heroin is one of the derivative of morphine and also an opioid mu receptor agonist that was earlier presented as a non-addictive medication. Buprenorphine was accepted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of heroin withdrawal symptoms. Buprenorphine is considered as a partial mu agonist and also a secure drug with low chance of toxicity and overdose [1]. For the therapy of heroin dependence, buprenorphine is more useful than methadone [2-4]. Investigators such as Johnson, Jaffe, and Fudaladescribed that 8mg of sublingualbuprenorphine per day is equal to 60mg of methadone considering retention rates and opioids negative urines as well [5]. Buprenorphinecan diminish the incidence of HIV and other connected disorders following opioidsconsumption [1,6-8].