Opiate Addiction: Methadone Facts

opiate addiction - Important information about methadone, its uses and its dangers. The drug methadone is used extensively in addiction treatment.

What are the signs of opiate addiction?
I have a friend and they had been prescribed percocet a moth ago for an elbow injury which is now all healed. Lately they have had dark, baggy eyes, lost a littttttle weight and a couple times after hanging out with her at my house she has just fallen asleep outaa no where

	Methadone helps block the euphoric effects of drugs like heroin and morphine.

What do u think about methadone as an alternative to opiate addiction?


Would taking 1mg Suboxone, to help PAWS, reverse repair of your brain due to opiate addiction?
I've taken poppy tea for about 2 years. I stopped cold turkey last April. And started using occationally 2 pods , about once a week Fridays . That quickly turned into up to 7 10 every other day until a month ago I quit.I took Suboxone for a week to get past the bad WD's, and now i'm in PAWS. I've been clean for a month of poppy tea, and have no desire to take it again.Here is what i'm taking to help PAWS B12Multivitamin with 600mg LycopeneMilk Thistle 2 3 times a day with 3 square mealsVitamin C 500mgBefore I was not taking any vitamins, nor eating for a few days at a time. I've actually lost 12 lbs since I stopped the tea and started eating normal. Lots of fruit, vegetables, and TONS of water, and Gatorade. Also, I have been running jogging every nice er day I get here. If it sucks outside, I exercise inside. I've read all about PAWS, so don't think I'm not a educated on whats going on inside my body and brain.Right now my PAWS symptoms are gooseflesh, cant regulate my temperature, RLS that is pins and needles, that sometimes goes to my hands. I know it's RLS because klonopin stops it. Also some days a full body ache.My big question is, I have 1 8mg suboxone left. If I would take 1mg or .5mg on REALLY bad days, would that reverse the repair process im heading towards? Because I know my brain is waiting for that " instant fix" . I need my brain to fire normally, but sometimes it's unmanageable with all the things going on in my life. And being cold in 90 degree weather in the sun REALLY sucks. If I give it an instant fix every once in a while like once a month or once a week or two of .5 1mg Suboxone, will my brain still stop making Melatonin, Endorphins, and all the other chemicals that it's now not making?I know I have tons of stuff still in my colon and bowels. I was constipated for 2 years. I've been going about 5 times daily instead of once every 4 days, so i'm ridding my body of that. I'm more worried about repairing my brain so I can live a normal life.

Has anyone used Suboxone for opiate addiction , basically to prevent withdrawals? Please explain.?
Right now i'm being slowly taken off opiates by my doctor who is just giving me lorcet 10 650's and reducing the dose every two weeks. A friend of mine told me suboxone is wonderful for preventing withdrawals and getting off pain meds. If you have any experience personally with this I would really appreciate your advice and explaination of why you think its a good decision or bad decision to do. If you havent used it then please dont answer unless you are a doctor or pharmacist.

Cans someone answer some questions about opiate addiction?
My boyfriend and I both are Heroin addicts. I know, nothing to be proud of but at least I admit it. I am in the recovery process. I had to go the Methadone route as a last resort. I've been on it for 2 years and finally started detoxing and now I'm at a low enough dose that I can get high on heroin again usually methadone blocks the " high" . My boyfriend is always on and off it all the time and won't try Methadone. He was doing well and now he's used 6 days straight about $50 worth each day. I don't think that's that much. He says he's " dope sick" now. I think it's mostly mental. If he stops again now, how long will he feel sick? I know it's nothing like someone that's been using for a long time or using hundreds of dollars worth a day?Also, do you think I should give my boyfriend an ultimatum? The only reason why I used again is because I knew he could get it for me but I wasn't fiending so I wouldn't have sought it out myself. My final question is why does Heroin make a lot of people so irritable even when they are on it? He's untolerable when he's high. He's a real jerk. It would make sense if he was sick and acting this way but he gets so mean when he's high on it. The other day I had to save his life because he " nodded" off while eating fell asleep with a big hunk of candy bar in his mouth and was choking to death. I gave him the Heimlach and it flew out. It was so scary though, he was turnig blue and mnaking starange noises. I was so scared afterwards that I yelled at him and told him that I hated him and he told me off. It was just so avoidable and he scared me and that's why I told him this WHAT CAN I DO BESIDES JUST " DUMPING HIM" ? Oh, he also has makes only $8 an hour and he can't afford rehab.

How to deal with opiate addiction?
i need to find a doctor to prescribe me Buprenorphin, or I know I will continue to IV opiates. I don't know how to initiate this process without looking like a drug seeker.

Question about opiate addiction?
im 20 years old and having been abusing oxycontin daily for about a year and using anywhere from at least 40 to 160 mg a day depending on my money situation. But i have recently stopped using because im sick of it controlling my life. my question is will my brain chemistry be screwed up forever, another words 10 years down the road am i gonna still have itches to use or anything like that. i know a year isnt THAT long of abuse but still pretty bad

I need help fighting an opiate addiction?
I am a 38 year old man that has had everything going for him. My whole life I totaly ignored and stayed away from everyone that did any kind of drugs no matter what they where. Over the last 2 years I started using pain meds for back pain then it became an addiction. I currently have taken 160mg of oxycodone 4 to 5 times a day. I will take anything I can get my hands on to stop the pain. Yes I started it for back pain then the high, Now 2 years later I want off Because 1 I am loosing everything, 2 I am spending over a $100.00 a day like nothing " Street Value" . And the first thing on my mind is, do I have enough and i will only concentrate on getting it before anything else. Food, Etc..I have reduced my dose to about 90 mg 3 times a day. I take it so I dont have withdraws. I try to stop but it hurts so bad, I cant sleep, eat, think, walk, I have restless legs and arms. I am a total jerk to everyone, I dont want to do anything without it. I WANT TO STOP I went to the emergancy room and they did all the tests blood work etc.. After all said and done they tell me I cant go back there again and make me sign a paper stating so. They also said I need to go to west care,????? I have heard some pritty bad storys about west care. That they dont give you anything and your in a room so you can quit cold turky. I cant stop cold turkey. The emergancy room said because of my high doses I take and how often I could have a heart attack and or die if I try to quit cold turkey. I dont know what to do, I have tried several doctors and they keep telling me the samething. To Stop If they only new. I heard suboxon is great and Methadone, I also was told that, As ridiculous as this may sound, To do " SPEED" that it will take all the pain and side affects away. I am so serious about quitting but like i said the withdraws and pain are very, very, very BAD I used to bad mouth drug heads and I am now paying the price. P.S> . Please dont reply to this post if you dont know what you are talking about and or never experianced what I am talking about because anyone that has, understands what I am saying, so please keep your comments to yourself or it will come back to you 10 times fold CARMA IS A MOTHER F CKER I know. Can someone please help me?????

Can suboxone be taken to help with opiate addiction?
I'm a hydrocodone addict for about a year now,3 4x daily 10mg.I can feel im pretty mentally and emotionally dependent.Once,I went 3 days with only a percocet .5mg and it was hell in my head.I want to quit,but without rehab and professional help.I've beaten xanax and cigarettes cold turkey,but struggle with this..My question is If I take small amounts of Suboxone daily,and make sure i dont let myself get adapted mentally to the suboxone,can I drop the codeine alltogether?I know suboxone is dangerous just like methadone and is a completely different drug I just need to know if this is a possible route?Thank youplease no critisism.No i am not prescribed opiates,purely recreational and the root of the problem is my mother and father dieing.

How do you prove and opiate addiction?
I have been one heroin for 2 and a half years, I have been mainlining oxycontin for the past 3 months because I cant get ahold of heroin from my regular dealer. I am ready to quit so I called a methadone clinic to get an appointment, I have been withdrawing for 3 days now and its killing me. The clinic cant fit me in for 2 weeks. Should I not use? Its so hard, I want to so bad. But my question is, if I dont use..the drugs will be out of my system and I will have no proof, they say you must have been using a year and have evidence of opiate addiction. SHould I use so I will have evidence? What evidence do they mean?I really want to quit, but without this I will use.

Whats the best way to beat an opiate addiction? Without methadone?


Anyone else find suboxone to be the most effective treatment for opiate addiction?


More specifically, help with opiate addiction please help me.?
ok my last question wasn't detailed very well i guess, i want to have a baby eventually not to fill a void but to have a familly. but i am on methadone, a low dose, i am drug free, the methadone makes me feel normal not high, I have tried to quit pain killers many times but am lazy, cant eat or sleep and basicaaly cannot get off couch for months I have heard from doc and others that my chances of my baby having withdrawal is low, and the only babies that are put on a drip is on very high dosesif u get preg on meth they will not let you come off, as it poses more risk. I cannot quit i have tried, believe me i would love to but my brain is depleted of chemicals normal pl have and i care about nothing when off of it but i cant stand being on my butt for 24 hours i go insane i have to work, cook clean, etc. even showering is a chore when i am off this crap, has anyone ever successfully quit methadone opiates, how? does anyone know of anyone who has had a baby on low meth dose, how were thalso i have tried everthing, rehab, counselling, groups every one i have quit cocaine and tat was a walk in the park as there was no withdrawal really i have been clean off that for over a year the opiates is impossible it seems though. Plus i would take enough opiaes prior to methadone that i am surprised i never overdosed and if it wasnt for methadone i'd probably be dead. Thought that would help.

What are some way to help with drug (opiate) addiction? Is there a way for free help with working citizens?
In particular pain killer addiction opiate . I was doing them for about 2 years on and off. I was making still am good money and was able to pay the bills . I want to quit, I have told everyone in my immediate family about my addiction, especially my wife she found out the hard way. I AM going to beat this, I WILL BEAT THIS ADDICTION.I dont want to see anyone suffer anymore about this.I am beginning to put more self confidence and respect for myself. I love myself. i LOVE MY WIFE. I will NEVER go back to this addiction because i know what is more important in my lifeI dont want people to respond with bashing or putting me down. I'm making this public because i am not ashaimed of this and i KNOW i can beat it please give me advice.I've finally seen the light and let the lord into my heart. He has forgiven all my sins, i am now a christian. The lord has lifted all my burdens and filled my heart with love and joy. Thanks to all who responded, the lord has taken care of my problems, and helped me start a new life as one of his children. God Bless you all