I don't?live in VA, but I have been taking buprenorphine for a few years now. It has saved my life along with countless others. We are all well aware of the fact that these drugs can and will be abused, but I am also very aware of the fact that whether it's plain buprenorphine or bup/ naloxone, those who are abusing these meds will not be deterred by the naloxone. The only thing this law is doing is hurting people who have serious allergies as well as those who can't afford the ridiculously high price of anything but buprenorphine (which from my experience can be around $100 less than buprenorphine/naloxone). If a doctor forced someone to take a certain brand of insulin that that patient was allergic to, that doctor could be sued for malpractice if said patient ended up having serious issues due to that allergy. Addiction treatment, just like all medical treatments, should be considered on a patient to patient basis. The government needs to stop trying to lump everyone into a single category, because we are all different and what works for one may not work for another and it saddens me to know that instead of thinking of us as different people trying to heal our ailments, we are all still considered just as bad as the guy shooting heroin on the street.