How Subutex Works

It works by stopping other opioids. This process happens in two steps:
Buprenorphine displaces other opioids from brain receptors.
It binds to those receptors so that other opioids cannot attach to them.
While Subutex is an opioid, it does not mean that the physician is substituting one addictive drug for another. The dose use during treatment does not create the addicting high of illicit use. Instead, it reduces withdrawal symptoms and opioid cravings. It also restores balance to the brain chemistry that addiction can knock out of balance