Understanding Buprenorphine Buprenorphine is a medication that has proven highly effective in the treatment of opioid addiction. It belongs to a class of drugs called opioid partial agonists. This means that while it is an opioid, its effects are milder and have a ceiling, which reduces the risk of overdose and abuse compared to full agonist opioids like heroin or prescription painkillers. How Buprenorphine Works Buprenorphine works by binding to…