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It will help the withdrawal symptoms, but the usual starting dosage for severe opiate addiction is 20mg of methadone. So 10mg could stop the withdrawal symptoms but it may not be enough depending on the person. Each person has their own "Blocking" dose which depends on your height, weight, metabolism, ect.. so 10mg could really help someone who is 5'1", 110 lbs., whereas someone who is 6'3", 220 lbs. may need 30 or 40 mg's for it to stop the withdrawal syptoms, it all varies.

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Can you take one methadone pill and one vicodin together?

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How could a methadone clinic give the clients an opiate blocker?

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Does methadone show up as opiate on a standard test?

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Is methadone a narcotic or opiate?

Yes, it is a synthetic opiate and requires its own test to detect it on a drug test.


Is methadone and narco an opiate?

They are opiate blockers, which can be abused and addictive as well.


Does methadone have opiate in them?

I suppose how one could come to this conclusion based on common usage (substitution for heroin) This is definitely not the case. Methadone increases your opiate tolerance possibly more than other common opiates, codeine, oxycodone, etc. This is because methadone is an opiate itself and it shows a very high binding affinity to your opiate receptors, meaning that the methadone attaches more strongly to your "brain" and will, in turn, raise the production of QFQ considerably.So no, Methadone will definitely NOT lower your tolerance to opiate meds or any other opiate for that matter since it is an opiate in itself.


Can you take methadone while on herion?

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Is methodone an opiate?

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