What are the disadvantages of using methadone as treatment for opioid addiction?
June 12, 2009 by Addiction and Substance Abuse Tips
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There are a lot of other medications available for the treatment of opioid addiction. I was just wondering what makes other people choose those over methadone.
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There are a lot of other medications available for the treatment of opioid addiction. I was just wondering what makes other people choose those over methadone.
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Addiction Feedback: Methadone can only be administered in methadone clinics and thus the patients will have to make do with taking some time daily to get their dosage. Aside from this, methadone can also get the patient addicted to it. Addiction to methadone, though, is not as dangerous as getting addicted to other opiates. However, at some point, the patient will have to go through withdrawal from methadone. Withdrawal from methadone must never be done without the supervision of a physician.
Addiction Feedback: It`s an addictive also, so ur just substituting one addiction for another by taking methadone.