Sun follow-ups: Buprenorphine

July 12, 2008

Mixed progress for bupe

Baltimore has doubled the number of people using the medication buprenorphine to shake off heroin addiction but has struggled to keep them in treatment.

April 18, 2008

'Bupe' seizures rise as treatment use grows

Police seizures of buprenorphine increased rapidly in Baltimore City and County in 2007, the same year that local and state government began spending millions to expand use of the narcotic to treat opiate addicts, police drug lab data show.

February 3, 2008

Sun Follow-Up

Misuse of 'bupe' is found to be on rise

In a report to federal regulators, the manufacturer of buprenorphine has provided the starkest evidence to date that misuse of the drug is growing in parts of the country where it is most widely prescribed as an addiction treatment.