Methadone
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i know someone who is on methadone(maintance) and also has hepatitis c, has been offered interferon alfa and ribavirn treatment for this but is'nt sure about the long term effects of methadone use
In a word...yes;
When a child is born to a mother with a methadone addiction, that child will usually have a certain sensitivity to the drug, and they can have ...
Death
I know of 2 people that died because of taking that.
That is not good. They can't have a burger.
Just substituting one addiction for another. Get clean.
Not that I'm aware of according to a friend of mine that tried to use it but I would recommend checking with your pharmacist as well to see what they say.
Im going back on methadone for opiate addiction, on a relatively low dose of 40mg where i tend to stay for the maintenance period.
What are the physical long term health risks of this medication? What can i do to help my body cope with this drug long term?
Cheers.
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People dont go to jail for methadone, you get dosed at a pharmacy.
Methadone is an opiate...
I think i made a mistake asking this question on yahoo, i know more than 14 year olds right.
Anyone with some brains got input? thank you
Ive been on my clinic for 5 yrs in june. Besides constipation and a 35 lb weight gain from a 95 lb junktank to a 130 lb "tax paying normal person"(dam sour patch kids and 3 somes with ben and jerry) there were no long term side effects for me.But hey Im no dr.I do know from my clinic dr. all the myths about"methadone gets in ya bones" is b s .I commend you for trying to get off your opiate. I tapered from 120 mgs. to 33 mgs.Its my time to get off.And ya ppl are ignorant. Until addiction (god forbid) effects their son,daughter,father or friend, most people we will always say" #$@%ing junkies getting their methadone "shots" at the prisons.Take 1 breath at a time hun
Methadone: to Take Or Not to Take This Anti-narcotic Drug ...
KNOWING METHADONE
Methadone is an Opioid. Methadone is synthetic by nature. Methadone is also an analgesic. Methadone is basically recommended for the chronic drug abusers. Methadone has been found to be an ideal medication for the treatment of addiction from narcotic substances. Of late, methadone has been widely recommended for patients suffering from chronic pain. Methadone’s effective action remains for long duration. Moreover, Methadone is quite cheap as well. As per the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, methadone is included in the list of Schedule II drug.
METHADONE METABOLISM
There are two reasons as to why Methadone effects last longer than other morphine drugs. First, methadone’s lipid solubility is quite high. Second, methadone metabolism is slow. Most importantly, the dependence incidence of patients is low. Hence, there is less danger of a heroin detoxified patient treated on methadone getting hooked to the synthetic opioid. Methadone keeps intact the analgesic effects from a day to two at the most.
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