Experts See Growing Illegal Market for Buprenorphine / JoinTogether, 17 December 2007
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"Buprenorphine (Suboxone) was developed as an alternative to methadone that would be equally effective in treating opiate addiction but less likely to be abused. But Baltimore officials say that a black market for the drug has developed, leading to "bupe" abuse and some deaths, the Baltimore Sun has reported."