Methadone Drug Addiction .com

I've heard that buprenorphine requires a lesser dosage and effects last longer.

Check out the links that I have included below. You can inquire in the different centers in your area. You could also ask doctors about whether buprenorphine is indeed better than methadone. I wish you luck. :)

2007-06-15 04:12:00 by cindy s

Please help me to warn americans about the combonation of the drugs that killed Anna Nichole Smith and her son! To many people do not know that ...

does weight loss occur? hunger? behavior?

People on methadone normally function quite well. They eat, don't lose a lot of weight, and act fairly normal. This is why it is used to substitute for opiate addictions, because it isn't a mentally and physically deteriorating drug. It is, however, very addicting and your more likely to notice mood differences when someone who normally takes it is off of it. I have found that it makes it nearly impossible to drive though as you are nodding out all the time.

2007-02-16 19:48:26 by liz

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My fiance is addicted to pain pills. We have talked about getting her some help from a methadone clinic. I have researched methadone, and from what I am seeing, some people use methadone for pain relief, and some people have even gotten addicted to it. How is this helping a person who is trying to get off pain pills, if their taking something that they could also get addicted to?

My father was put on methodone in an effort to "wean" him off of oxycontin. He got off the oxcyontin but became horribly addicted to the methodone. The next step was to wean him off of the methodone. The substitute they gave him for pain relief did not work, withdrawl from the methodone made him severly depressed. He committed suicide. Please don't let her take methodone.

2007-11-05 19:49:16 by mr.margarita

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My aunt is pregnant and uses methadone, will it effect the baby?

Children's services won't take the baby. The baby will most likely be born addicted to methadone but with the proper care he will be fine. Methadone is actually approved for use in pregnant women. The baby may go through withdrawal I certainly hope not however, methadone has a very long half-life so the withdrawal from it is very extended.

2009-03-12 17:55:22 by Anna

I have a friend who has finally decided to get herself treated for her heroin addiction. I've heard a lot of good things about buprenorphine as a detox option, but I know that a lot of people are still banking on methadone as a good way of detoxing. I just want to know the disadvantages of using methadone so that I can warn my friend as well as help her in making a decision.

Methadone does help opiate dependent persons to stop abusing drugs by decreasing cravings and withdrawal symptoms. However, using methadone does have its own disadvantages. Due to the fact that methadone can only be administered in licensed methadone treatment clinics, the patients must deal with making daily trips to a methadone clinic. These clinics are mostly located in or near urban centers, so driving long distances happens to be part of the daily routine of patients in rural areas. Another disadvantage to using methadone is the fact that it can also lead to addiction. Methadone abuse is increasing in the Northeast region, and can result to overdose deaths.

2007-09-05 22:43:51 by cinthia cb