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Yes, you most certainly can. Suboxone is an opiate, just like opium, heroin, morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone, codeine, etc., and all opiates are extremely physically addictive. Taking opiates every day for just a week or two -- or taking them around the clock for just a few days -- will result in a serious physical addiction, and the pain of withdrawal is horrible, and can last for months.

People take Suboxone so they can quit taking other opiates -- like heroin or oxycodone -- without the pain of withdrawal. For someone who is already addicted to opiates, Suboxone feeds the physical addiction, without getting the person high. However, once you've quit getting high and started taking Suboxone, you are now addicted to the Suboxone. The only way to stop taking Suboxone, without withdrawal pain, is to very slowly decrease your dosage over a period of several months, or even a few years.

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