Methadone Treatment: Open Question: Is Suboxone a Better Treatment Option for Opiate Addiction as to Methadone?
Open Question: Is suboxone a better treatment option for opiate addiction as to methadone?
Filed under: Methadone Treatment
Or what is the best way to go about getting treatment?
Resolved Question: how will i feel when i start getting farther down on my methadone detox?
Filed under: Methadone Treatment
i am sad to say i have been on it for 20 years..it saved my life.i never allowed myself to go higher then 80mgs.. there are people on 600mgs…i am scared to get off..i don’t wanna go back to the life style i had before meth..i couldnt hold a job, was in and out of jail, tried treatment centers, Asked God for help, I tried being hyptozied, with no results.. nothing worked except methadone..ive been working at the same job for 12 years now, i have not been back to jail, I have a car, a home,found God again.. but i am not happy being on meth anymore..i have a love hate thing with it..i’m down to 59mgs…but am starting to get scared..lots of anxiety…are there any addicts out here, who choose to go on methadone and are now trying or have successfully detoxed from the program..would you share your story…
Resolved Question: Is it wrong to caution someone desperate for help against alt-med they are already engaged in?
Filed under: Methadone Treatment
My sister gave up heroine nearly a year ago. She is on methadone to fight the withdrawal symptoms and will be for years, but it makes her sick. I have even taken a course in special nutritional needs to help her eat enough food without triggering severe pangs of nausea. She is doing well now enrolled in culinary courses from which I constantly hear her instructors praise her drive and potential. She even has a seasonal gig as an ice sculptor. She really has turned her life around in all ways I could expect. Including leaving her old friends which I know devastated her.
But here is the issue. She thinks acupuncture will help her with her nausea. I have had to track her bouts of nausea for medical reasons, and so far, the data shows no difference with or without these treatments. She has chewed me out in the past for telling her that homeopathy was not doing anything for her, and I am paying for many of her treatments. I am not sure if it is better to let her think she is helping herself when she really is not or let her know that she is wasting and has wasted a fair amount of time and money.
Resolved Question: Do you support methadone treatment for addicts?
Filed under: Methadone Treatment
Do you support treating opiate addicts (addicts to drugs like oxycontin, vicodin, and heroin) with methadone? Why or why not?
Also, would you be okay with a methadone clinic opening up in your neighborhood?
Related Methadone Treatment Information…