Methamphetamine vs Methadone?
Question by Bone Marrow: methamphetamine vs methadone?
are they the same thing?
Best answer:
Answer by TheSwabbie
No, Methamphetamine is an UPPER. It causes extreme agitation and heightened senses etc. Methadone is used to get people off narcotics .. it does not produce a high but helps you get free of addiction… Methadone has also started to be used in pain management, but not with alot of sucess from most people who try it.
Answer by emmeline
NO! And sadly, this is a common misunderstanding that leads to prejudice and discrimination, with people even going so far as to think that methadone clinics are giving out methamphetamine to their patients.
Methadone is a synthetic opioid painkiller that has been around since WWII. It is used to treat pain and as a treatment for opioid addiction. It does NOT cause a high or euphoria in stable patients, though it CAN be abused recreationally–however, due to it’s slow crossing of the blood-brain barrier it is usually not a first choice as a recreational drug.
Methamphetamine, on the other hand, is a stimulant. In it’s pharmaceutical form it can be used to treat ADHD and Narcolepsy. It is also made on the street by amatuer “chemists” and sold as a drug of abuse. It has the opposite effect of methadone–it causes rapid heartbeat, increases blood pressure, and can be quite dangerous to your health if misused. It often causes “meth mouth”–a decay of the dental enamel and teeth–and skin lesions. Users can experience paranoid ideas and extreme talkativeness.
These medications are NOT the same, and though people do use the term “meth” to describe both, it is greatly preferred to use the word “methadone” when referring to the former to avoid confusion with the latter.
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