What Are the Disadvantages of Using Methadone as Treatment for Opioid Addiction?
Question by catherine_ann: What are the disadvantages of using methadone as treatment for opioid addiction?
There are a lot of other medications available for the treatment of opioid addiction. I was just wondering what makes other people choose those over methadone.
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Answer by ashley dw
Methadone can only be administered in methadone clinics and thus the patients will have to make do with taking some time daily to get their dosage. Aside from this, methadone can also get the patient addicted to it. Addiction to methadone, though, is not as dangerous as getting addicted to other opiates. However, at some point, the patient will have to go through withdrawal from methadone. Withdrawal from methadone must never be done without the supervision of a physician.
Answer by redrosefading
It`s an addictive also, so ur just substituting one addiction for another by taking methadone.
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