Methadone Treatment
Methadone Matters: Evolving Community Methadone Treatment of Opiate Addiction
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I was told of a new medication to help overcome an opiate addiction, unfortunately I haven't been able to find out much about it. I believe that it is only available at a treatment facility located in New Mexico...so, it really makes me wonder if it's even a legitimate treatment approved by the FDA. I also wonder if there have been many studies done on it, and what the statistics are concerning its rate of success.
What it is:
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ibogaine /ibogaine.shtml
http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/index.html
Treatment:
http://www.addictionsearch.com/treatment _articles/article/ibogaine-detox-and-tre atment_11.html
http://ibogaine.desk.nl/clin-perspective s.html
Ibogaine treatment is not available in the United States despite showing promising results.
"Proponents of ibogaine treatment for drug addiction have established formal and informal clinics or self-help groups in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, France, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Brazil, South Africa, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, where ibogaine is administered as an experimental compound."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibogaine
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Treatments such as methadone or suboxene?
I took Subutex from my pain mangament doctor....it a miracle drug.they gave it in rehab to opaite user and herion users...I got hooked on Norco,Vicodon,Oxconton,percecet,methodon pills..i was up to a 50 norco a day #10. finaly told my doctor i was dieing he told to start the subutex as soon as the widraw kicked inn boy was i sick..its a sublingle pill i put 1 under my tonge i hour later i was fine i have been cleen for e years ..rehab is around 750 to 1000 a day
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I don't know how long term you are thinking, but I have been on suboxone for 9 weeks (not extremely long) and whenever I take it, it seems to "boost" my mood. My depression is not bad, but my mania is occasionaly there.
Did you know this? "A clinical trial conducted at Harvard Medical School in the mid-1990s demonstrated that a majority of unipolar non-psychotic patients with major depression refractory to conventional thymoleptic antidepressants could be successfully treated with buprenorphine. However, psychological distress is currently not an approved indication for the use of any opioid, and legally it falls in a "grey zone" that is technically legal but a doctor could still face charges regardless (but not for off-label scripting in itself, simply being singled out by the DEA, who prosecute doctors often for using controlled substances for approved uses ("too much")."
-Which is too bad b/c no anti-depressant I have ever tried, which is many, worked as well as suboxone for treating it. (Though, I am prescribed suboxone for drug addiction).
Suboxone is a partial agonist at the mu-opioid receptor and an antagonist at the kappaopioid receptor. If used properly, Suboxone can be a life-saver for the hard-core heroin or opiate user. Along with a program of recovery that address the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of addiction, Sub is a tool that buys them time to sort out their personal lives, work their recoveries, and deal with what they are trying to avoid that drove them to numb themselves in the first place. Unfortunately, Suboxone is not subsidized as methadone is, and can be very cost prohibitive to many struggling with addiction.
Wouldn't people get addicted to methadone too? I know people started out believing that heroin is some kind of treatment for morphine addiction. What if methadone is the same way? I'm just really curious.
Methadone has already been proven to be safe and effective which is why it is used for addiction treatment. For so long as methadone is properly prescribed, it won't be sedating nor intoxicating. Its effects will not get in the way of normal activities. Its taken orally and prevents withdrawal symptoms for as long as 24 to 36 hours. Aside from that, when methadone is taken, it relieves the individual's heroin craving, the biggest cause for relapse. It is also medically safe, so even if people use it for ten years straight, it's okay. With the help of counseling and therapy, methadone will be able to bring people back their productivity and sober lives.
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Getting Help for Opiate Addiction
The first step to overcoming an opiate addiction is seeking out professional help. Millions of people have been able to recover from opiate addiction with the help of opiate addiction treatment. Addiction to Oxycontin, Percocet, Vicodin and other opiates can lead to various problems that include family, health and employment. Because the disease of addiction is progressive the sooner that help is sought out the better chance there is of recovery and achieving long term sobriety.
If not addressed in a timely fashion an opiate addiction can lead to various health issues including death. Many recovering opiate addicts will tell stories of their addiction beginning with drugs such as Percocet and Vicodin and eventually leading to heroin. Besides from health issues, opiate addiction often results in violent crimes either under the influence or as a means to continue to fuel their addiction. Crimes such as domestic abuse, murder and rape are commonly linked to drug addiction.
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