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Question by jabchas: If you have been on Methadone before …did you have any problem getting off of it when you tried?
Do you think it is a good solution to an addiction problem or would you suggest an alternative?

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Question by Popcorn: How to work with drug addicts?
I thought of working with drug addicts today, like how would I get to that position? What sort of jobs are available in rehab centers and drug treatment centers? What type of degrees would I need to get?

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Answer by ThirtyEightSnub
Education Requirements for a job as a substance abuse counselor depend on the hiring agency. Some counselors have a high school diploma and
certification while others have a bachelor’s degree or
master’s degree. Since some of the best substance
abuse counselors are those who have overcome addiction themselves, this is one of the few jobs
where a degree from the school of hard knocks can
outweigh university schooling. Counselors with more
education will be trusted with less immediate
supervision and licensed counselors can provide
one-on-one counseling.

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Meaning and Methadone: Patient Perceptions of Methadone Dose and a Model to Promote Adherence to Maintenance Treatment.

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Baby given morphine to wean off methadone, inquest hears – New Zealand Herald

Baby given morphine to wean off methadone, inquest hears New Zealand Herald The court has also heard that when the child was placed with caregivers that no special treatment was required in relation to his treatment with morphine for the methadone addiction. A Child Youth and Family practice leader said he was regarded as a … and more »

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Methadone and pho The Monthly (subscription) Some are here to attend a detox program, while others are on drug-replacement therapy, in which a longer-acting but less euphoric opioid such as methadone or Suboxone is substituted for heroin. A doctor comes in four days a week to oversee treatment …

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Question by Rosie: What are the side affects of taking methadone and opiates? and please read..?
My Mother has been taking Methadone for some time and she needs help..She get’s weekly amounts and then takes to muchj and then go through withdrawls. But when she does have it she mixes it with other opiates. Whatever she can get her hands on ….HELP..She is so messed up? What do I do? What are the sider effects of methadone and opiates together …then going through withdrawl because she takes to much methadone when she gets her weekly doses?

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Answer by D
That’s a surprisingly common pattern, and I dare say methadone clinics are nothing but money making machines for many of their patients. There are methadone users who’ve been “in treatment” for decades. All that to say, some people genuinely intend to utilize it for weaning off and away from opioids. An ethical treatment center would call her on her misuse, but since it’s often part of the addiction, kicking her out would also be the wrong thing to do.