Be careful.
It is prescribed in the US primarily as a way to get off of opioid addiction.
Here are some articles concerning:
1. Butrans as a “solution” to addiction:
Google search:
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Important article:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
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I had a serious reaction too butrans patches my skin reacted by heating up turning inflamed over the course of the week !
Sometimes the adhesive will have that effect.
I just found a paper from 2000 that says I was on something similar (probably to deal with my “cross-addiction” to painkillers, which I have NEVER abused.)