What Do You Use Methodone For?

Question by 32-Under the Old Oak Tree: What do you use methodone for?
I know it is to get off of drugs but is it for a specific drug or a wide variety of them? Sorry if this is the wrong category I couldn’t find an addiction section. Anyway if anyone can help me I would appreciate it. If you know how it works I would appreciate any additional information you might have thank you

Best answer:

Answer by Truth
Here’s a good article on the use of Methadone and its history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methadone

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