Methadone: Methadone Facts

There are different types of recovery programs for those with a methadone addiction. It is important to find the right program. Not every program is right for every person. When you find the right program, you will have a better success rate of not relapsing, which is what family members want, and hopefully the person with the dependency problem.

There are inpatient and outpatient programs. Knowing which one is right for the person with the problem is important. They cannot get the right help if they are in the wrong program. Knowing the differences between inpatient and outpatient is important. Knowing the pros and cons of each will help you find the right program for the person in need of help.

There are inpatient programs to help those with a methadone dependency. This is a great way to still be able to visit the person, yet getting them out of the environment that could potentially hurt them more or kill them. With inpatient programs they have people watching them 24 hours a day 7 days a week. This program has all kinds of meetings, support groups, etc to help the person with the dependency out.

Then there is an outpatient program to help out. This program the person does not live at the facility. They come for the activities assigned them each day or the days they are required. They have a support group, but they are not with that support group 24 hours a day 7 days a week. If you do not need to get them away from the group causing the problem, this might be a good way to go.

Knowing how long someone has been using Methadone and how much they have been taking will probably affect which type of program they go to. Sometimes getting out of the situation can make a huge impact and can really help the person clean up. While others may need the help and support, but not need it 24 hours day surveillance. Finding the right inpatient or outpatient program is important. There are many ways to look for help. There are doctors, psychologist, and other medical professionals who can give their suggestions and even refer someone if that is needed. The right help will help you get the person into the right program, which is of up most importance.

When methadone has been used, finding the right programs is important. When you find a program that will really help them out, you will do anything to get them there and as soon as possible.

Posted by: J Miller on 2012-01-03, 09:41:28

You can't and you shouldn't. Methadone is only prescribed for severe pain and people with severe pain have diagnosable disorders. (It's also given to people addicted to opiates but only in methadone clinics, not in a doctor's office.) So unless you have a serious condition that requires heavy duty pain medication no doctor is going to give you methadone. And frankly if what you want is to get high don't use methadone. Use something else. Methadone doesn't provide a very good buzz. It mainly makes you drowsy and tired. It is also extremely dangerous when used recreationally. Methadone is not like other opioid drugs. It stays active in your system for over 24 hours and it depressses your breathing. It can depress your breathing to the point where you stop breathing all together, especially in your sleep. It's a very unreliable drug. Even a very small dose can kill you and the dose you can handle varies a lot from one person to another and from one day to another. Your friend may be able to take two pills while you die from a half. And you can die long after the "high " has worn off since methadone has an over 24 hour half life. This is not a drug you want to mess with to get high. Everyone is at risk of becomming an addict and there are no safe drugs so I think you're being stupid to mess with heavy drugs at all but if you insist stick to pills like vicodin, codeine or percocet and only take a little at a time. These pills are also opiates like methadone and will give a similar high but they only last for 6-8 hours, not 24-36 and are not as unreliable as methadone. I am not encouraging you to use pills but I'd rather you use vicodin and have a smaller risk of dying than using methadone and have a bigger risk of dying. If you or your friends take methadone anyway please ony take one dose, don't add more because you don't feel anything (it takes over an hour to kick in) and don't take any other drug including alcohol for at least 24 hours after or before. Mixing it with other drugs makes it much more dangerous. Also, never take more than 15mg, ever. Remember that even 15mg can kill some people though and you never know if you are one of those. If you do take methadone make sure that you have someone with you for 24 hours who knows that you took methadone and who can keep an eye on you. Remember that dying in your sleep is more likely. To avoid all this trouble and risks just don't mess with it at all. I've been taking methadone for 8 years so I know a lot about the drug. I am under the care of a doctor though and I was very closely supervised by medical staff when I first started taking methadone.

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