Methadone maintenance programs have a long history of effectiveness in treating opiate dependent individuals by providing adequate doses of methadone combined with counseling, education, and psychosocial services to help reduce or eliminate illicit opiate abuse and the destructive behaviors associated with its use. Benefits of a Methadone Maintenance Program Methadone maintenance programs have been proven ….
Buprenoprhine is a partial opioid agonist that can be used alone under the brand name Subutex or paired with naloxone under the brand name Suboxone. As it is a medication that was (fairly recently) approved to treat opioid addiction in 2002, not much is known about buprenorphine by the general public compared to methadone. Many ….
Methadone maintenance programs change lives for the better in many ways. According to the CDC, “It is estimated that at least 980,000 people in the United States are currently addicted to heroin and other opiates (such as OxyContin, Dilaudid, and hydrocodone).” Methadone maintenance treatment helps many individuals who are currently addicted to opioid drugs (illicit ….
Millions of Americans are suffering from opiate addictions, with many losing their lives to overdose or the dangerous complications of abuse. Because the need is so great, methadone treatment programs have been, increasingly, made more accessible to help opiate dependent individuals detox from illicit opioids and maintain stable functioning to live more satisfying and hopeful ….
Methadone is a synthetic opioid with properties similar to morphine and the ability to produce euphoria, sedation, and calmness for which it is most likely to be abused. If taken in too high a dose, too often, in ways other than intended, or with other drugs or alcohol, methadone can cause serious side effects. In ….
If you are suffering from an opiate addiction, you are not alone. Opiates are highly addicting and any attempt to cease their use, after becoming dependent on them, leads to withdrawal symptoms that can be painfully unpleasant. Opiate addiction is a chronic disease with high relapse rates and overdose risks. If you have developed a ….
Over 100,000 people are currently on methadone treatment for opioid dependence and addiction in America today (Harvard Medical School). Many people find the benefits of the methadone treatment for opioid abuse disorders and are able to stop abusing illicit opioids with the help of the drug and methadone clinics. However, like every treatment model and ….
Opiate addiction is like a progressive disease that keeps getting worse until the proper treatment is received and then, it must be continuously managed or it may raise its ugly head in a moment’s notice. This isn’t a character flaw, although you and your loved one may both, feel that way. It is simply the ….
When people think of methadone as a treatment for opioid abuse, it can sometimes be hard to know the difference between methadone maintenance treatment and methadone detoxification. MMT and methadone detox are two very different treatment types and are used to treat different issues. Once you understand the differences, it will be much easier for ….
For most of the people who are addicted to heroin or prescriptions painkillers, there is an overwhelming desire to feel “normal” again and to escape the whirlwinds of opiate addiction. They will go through multiple attempts to stop using only to relapse again and again and each time, the next attempt to quit is more ….
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