Methadone

Categories: Health | Health News | Drugs
    • Other names: Dolophine, Amidone, Methadose, Physeptone, Heptadon
    • Developed: 1937, Germany
    • Cost: $13/day
    • Suppresses heroin withdrawal symptoms for 24 to 36 hours
    • 115,000 Americans are on methadone maintenance
  • Methadone is one of the opioid family of drugs. It is commonly used as a maintenance drug for heroin and other opioid addicts. It is extremely effective in treating severe and/or chronic pain.
  • Methadone Maintenance

    Because of its euphoric rush and withdrawal symptoms, heroin dependence is an extremely difficult drug addiction to break. When taken orally, methadone staves off withdrawal symptoms while blocking the heroin "rush". 66% of methadone patients have significantly lower involvement in drugs and crime.
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    The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please contact your doctor before taking methadone.

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