Articles on Methadone
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, over four million people used heroin in the past year around 23 percent of these people become addicted. One of the more common treatments for heroin addiction is the use of methadone. There are methadone clinics set up all over the world in order to help opiate ….
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, methadone is an effective way to get sober and remain sober, if you have an addiction to opiates. There are many ways that methadone treatment can help you get sober. 1. Little or No Withdrawal Symptoms Many people avoid getting methadone treatment because of the horrible withdrawal ….
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Methadone is a long-lasting opioid most notably associated with the treatments of opioid addictions, but, is also an effective medication for the purposes of treating chronic and around-the-clock pain. Prescribing practices for methadone vary accordingly and it serves its purposes well when prescribed and used appropriately. However, methadone works differently than any other opioid and ….
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Doctors have used methadone for over 40 years to treat opiate addiction, ease pain, and treat opioid pain reliever dependency. According to the National Library of Medicine, methadone overdose is what happens when an individual accidentally takes too much of the drug, a person purposely abuses the drug, or someone combines methadone with any other ….
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With opiate addiction on the rise, methadone treatment is becoming more popular. Doctors first started using methadone to treat addiction in the 1960s. Methadone binds to the opiate receptors in the brain and stops the cravings for the original drug. It works so well that it is still in use today. Unfortunately, methadone is as ….
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a methadone maintenance program when combined with counseling is one of the most effective ways to treat opiate addiction. Every maintenance program is different and tailored to an individual’s needs. It is because of this that there are optional components to the program. Although a complete program ….
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Chronic opiate addiction exerts a tremendous toll on a person’s overall functional capacity. The damaging effects of opiates leave the brain in a deteriorated state that can persist for years after a person stops using. Free methadone clinics specialize in offering long-term maintenance treatment for people coming off chronic opiate addictions. Methadone treats the physical ….
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According to the National Institute of Health, methadone has been used in the treatment of heroin and opioid abuse for over 40 years. Known as Methadone Maintenance Treatment, or MMT, this treatment has helped many people overcome their addiction to heroin or opioids. However, studies have also shown that long term use of methadone comes ….
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The question does methadone work to treat opiate addiction is a difficult one to answer. As with any replacement therapy, there are pros and cons of methadone treatments and methadone maintenance therapy. Doctors take both the positive benefits and negative consequences into account when considering methadone treatments. Since methadone is an addictive drug these benefits ….
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Methadone is a synthetic opioid (opiate like substance) used to treat severe, chronic pain and opiate or opioid painkiller addiction. According to a study done by The Rockefeller University, methadone is one of the most successful, and safest, ways to treat addiction to opiates or opioid painkillers. However, there are many dangers involved with methadone ….
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