Articles on Methadone
Methadone clinics provide medically supervised withdrawal, long term detoxification, and methadone maintenance treatments for individuals who need help overcoming opioid dependencies. While there are, certainly, other choices of medication assisted therapies available for opioid dependent individuals and various treatment approaches and settings, there are many reasons to choose a methadone clinic for help. For help ….
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Methadone maintenance treatment options exist to assist those who are addicted to opiates such as heroin or certain types of prescription painkillers in their efforts to overcome the powerful physical symptoms of dependence and retrain themselves to live opiate free. Although methadone itself is an opiate, the power of this drug to help in curbing ….
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The time it takes for anyone to become addicted to a specific medication or drug all depends on different factors. There is no certain amount of time that it will take for someone to become addicted to a drug. The certainties of addiction are that the individual must be abusing the drug and that they ….
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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 ….
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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 ….
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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 ….
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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 ….
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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 ….
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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 ….
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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 ….
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