Addiction is not just an addiction, it is a mental illness. On taking which a person gets trapped in the trap of addiction.

There are many reasons for a person to take drugs, such as 1) emptiness, 2) stressful situation. 3) Grief from losing a loved one 4) Peer pressure 5) To entertain 6) To remove sadness, to get rid of all these the person takes drugs or the symptoms of any other mental illness take the form of drug addiction, Can be seen.

Yes, if a person takes an opioid once, then the person can become addicted to it just by taking it once.

Heroin, opium, poppy husk, morphine, codeine, fentanyl, methadone, tramadol, tapentadol etc.

If a person takes drugs then changes will be seen in the person's behaviour like - irritable behaviour, getting angry, lying, stealing, sleeping late at night and waking up late in the morning, not eating or eating less, weight loss, Being a thin body etc.

Yes, its treatment is possible - it is treated in two ways - by using modern medicines at home and by getting admitted in the hospital. The person is admitted to the hospital and the body is detoxified, then an antidote is given. With take timely counselling and therapy, treatment is done in a better way.

Maintenance dosage of buprenorphine acts as an alternative to other opioids, it binds to opioid receptors in the brain and prevents withdrawal symptoms and cravings. It does this without getting the person high or producing feelings of pleasure. For this reason, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has selected it as the first-line treatment for OUD (Opioid Use Disorder).

You can take it for as long as you need and the dose can be reduced over time.

Yes, it is completely safe to take the prescribed dose for as long as needed.

Its common side effects are- nausea, vomiting, headache etc.

No, it does not have any side effects on effects of the kidney, liver or heart. But it affects sexual function like delayed ejaculation, but has no effect on sperm count.

This drug reduces the risk of abuse, such as reduction in injecting behavior, reduction in opioid use, reduction in domestic violence, improvement in child care and family relationships and the person is able to live a normal life.

People should usually remain in opioid withdrawal for some time before starting buprenorphine to avoid acute withdrawal. This usually takes 12-24 hours, depending on the type of opioid a person is using. Use the opioid withdrawal scale to determine when it is safe to start buprenorphine.

The daily maintenance dose of buprenorphine can range from 6 mg to 24 mg.

A person should take the same dosage of buprenorphine per day that will keep the person from thinking or wanting to take the addiction under any circumstances.

Buprenorphine works in two ways. First, it displaces other opioids from receptors in the brain. Then, it binds tightly to these same receptors, so that other opioids cannot capture them. People who take buprenorphine do not experience withdrawal symptoms or intense cravings for other opioids.