For all intents and purposes, (as a maintenence drug)suboxone functions much the same as
methadone, but it isnt monitered as strictly
and doesnt require daily dispensing from a busy (and seedy) clinic. Its also very good short term as an opioid detox aide provided it is used for a very short period (2-3 weeks). I actually used suboxone to detox of an 11 and a half year methadone addiction. It worked great!