Table 1.

Suboxone^® taper regimen for two study taper groups.

Stabilization dose	Suboxone® dose (expressed as amount of buprenorphine)
	7-day			28-day
	8 mg	16 mg	24 mg	8 mg	16 mg	24 mg
Study day
1	8	16	24	8	16	24
2	6	12	20	8	16	24
3	6	10	16	6	12	20
4	4	8	12	6	12	20
5	4	4	8	6	12	20
6	2	2	4	6	10	16
7	2	2	2	6	10	16
8	–	–	–	6	10	16
9–11	–	–	–	6	8	12
12–14	–	–	–	4	8	10
15–16	–	–	–	4	6	8
17–19	–	–	–	4	4	6
20–22	–	–	–	2	4	4
23–25	–	–	–	2	2	2
26–28	–	–	–	2	2	2