Is It Okay To Save Up Buprenorphine Doses?
People in buprenorphine treatment sometimes feel the need to save up doses. This often centers around a fear of running out. But there are some important concerns about saving up doses.
Elizabeth Brico
Elizabeth Brico is a freelance writer with an MFA in Writing & Poetics from Naropa University. She is a journalism fellow with TalkPoverty and a recipient of the 2021/22 Unicorn Fund. She is also a regular contributing writer for HealthyPlace’s trauma blog. Her work has appeared on Vice, Vox, Stat News, The Fix, and others. When she isn’t working, she can usually be found reading, writing, or watching speculative fiction.
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