Articles on Methadone
Chronic opiate addictions leave a lasting imprint on a person’s life, making it incredibly difficult to maintain abstinence in recovery for any length of time. Methadone, a drug with an extensive history as an opiate addiction treatment, addresses the two biggest obstacles addicts experience in recovery: withdrawal effects and drug cravings. Methadone maintenance treatment encompasses ….
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Methadone withdrawal can be very difficult for newborn babies; even though taking methadone during pregnancy is much safer than attempting to quit opioid drug use cold turkey, the withdrawal syndrome is much more serious for infants than it is for adults. This is why it is very important to understand the symptoms of methadone withdrawal ….
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Methadone maintenance treatment provides a safer option for pregnant individuals who are still physically dependent on opioids. While it is well known that methadone is a particularly beneficial option for the safety and health of both the mother and the child, many do not quite understand how exactly methadone clinics are able to treat pregnant ….
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When you make a decision to receive treatment for your opioid abuse disorder, it is important to choose the best treatment option for your needs. While methadone is one of the most popular treatment options for this syndrome, many individuals prefer to choose clinics that are local where they can visit and receive their treatment ….
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People coming off chronic opiate addiction well know the ongoing physical and emotional discomforts that persist throughout much of the recovery process. While methadone maintenance treatment goes a long way towards alleviating the physical aftereffects of chronic opiate abuse, the psychological aftereffects remain well intact. Opiate addictions come with a high relapse potential regardless of ….
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Methadone has a 50+ year history as an effective opiate addiction treatment drug. Its use during pregnancy has been researched since the late 1960s, according to Pennsylvania State University. Overall, methadone treatment offers the safest and most effective means for treating opiate addiction during pregnancy and is the only approved medication for use in this ….
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Over time, heroin addiction becomes a way of life that takes over a person’s thinking, emotions and behavior. After so many months or years of heroin abuse, attempts at treatment often fail due to the drug’s hold over a person’s mind and body. As far as opiate addiction treatment drugs go, methadone has remained the ….
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Methadone’s overall purpose works to eliminate uncomfortable withdrawal and drug cravings effects, which pose the greatest overall threat to a person’s recovery efforts, according to the University of Maryland. That being so, methadone still carries a side effect profile much like any other form of treatment. Methadone treatment side effects can vary depending on how ….
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, inmates who use drugs tend to go back to using drugs when they are released. This is mostly due to their friends and peer group members also using. Even though methadone maintenance treatment is provided in prison, this maintenance treatment needs to be continued when the inmate ….
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According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, nearly 20% of all inmates currently incarcerated were arrested while committing a crime related to a drug habit. Opiate use by incarcerated individuals is also on the rise, leading to an epidemic of addiction and other diseases, such as hepatitis and HIV, from the sharing of needles and ….
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