Panorama A drug subsitute becomes an addiction

30-11-2006 13:56 | Ilya Marritz

Subutex is an opiate narcotic which doctors frequently prescribe to help heroin addicts kick their habit. But here in the Czech Republic, some addicts have discovered ways to abuse the drug, which is also known as buprenorphine. A government study recently confirmed a disturbing pattern of subutex abuse, much of which happens in plain sight.

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