Can Methadone Be Used to Help Someone Get Off Pain Pills, How Does It Work if Methadone Is Also Used for Pain?
Question by mr.margarita: Can methadone be used to help someone get off pain pills, how does it work if methadone is also used for pain?
My fiance is addicted to pain pills. We have talked about getting her some help from a methadone clinic. I have researched methadone, and from what I am seeing, some people use methadone for pain relief, and some people have even gotten addicted to it. How is this helping a person who is trying to get off pain pills, if their taking something that they could also get addicted to?
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Answer by Jo
My father was put on methodone in an effort to “wean” him off of oxycontin. He got off the oxcyontin but became horribly addicted to the methodone. The next step was to wean him off of the methodone. The substitute they gave him for pain relief did not work, withdrawl from the methodone made him severly depressed. He committed suicide. Please don’t let her take methodone.
Answer by benjamin r
it doesnt methadone is just a more controlled drug, but like with heroine users, its still an addiction, they just arent on the heroine.