Success Rate for Methadone?
Question by Babygrl: Success rate for Methadone?
My husband has decided to go to the methadone clinic, as treatment for an opioid addiction. I’m very skeptical and I am going with him to the first meeting tomorrow but just thought I’d get a little of others thoughts. I’ve read the fact sheets top to bottom but still have questions. Anyone that’s been through this are you still there? If your not still there did you beat the addiction with Methadone? How long did it take? Not what the docs say but really how long?!?! If this really is something that works I’m all for it, but I don’t want mine and my husbands time/money waisted at this clinic!
Best answer:
Answer by FreeYourMind
Well the good news is, he’ll detox in the peaceful way possible
The bad news is, he’ll be dead.
Methadone has this wonderful quality of causing severe side effects including death. Reasons for this include the high toxicity and almost incapability of combination with other meds. Take the wrong meds, you’re dead. Drink a bit of alcohol, you’re dead. Doze off at the wrong time, YOU ARE DEAD.
It’s like heroin, except just the bad stuff.
Seriously, Worst way to detox… jumping off tall stuff is easier.
Will it work? YES. Is it safe? NO.
The relapse rate is about equal to any other form of detox. The only difference is it will kill cravings and cure pain.
Answer by Nik
I have tried to beat an IV heroin addiction with methadone in the past, but found that i enjoyed the high of the methadone even better. the people outside the clinic are constantly slinging pills back and forth, mostly opiates and benzos and if he takes even just one of those benzos it will cause overdose extremely fast. certainly a painless way to go, but it could leave you a widow.
look into suboxone (Buprenorphine/naloxone) instead. it has the same effect as methadone on an opiate addiction with the added benefit of no cravings. Also it’s much safer in terms of overdose and abuse potential. There is very little euphoria and the ceiling dose is 32 mg so any suboxone taken after that dose has already been reached has no effect at all which lowers the risk of respiratory depression immensely.
look up suboxone doctors in your area, there will be one. it could save his life
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