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Medically, it is not prescribed as a pain killer. It is a stimulant. It's prescribed medical uses are typically for treatment-resistent cases of ADHD, weight loss, and narcolepsy. However, since the 1980s methamphetamine use broadened especially among high risk groups that cannot obtain pain medication from healthcare providers concerned with their own safety from relentless drug policy that was stepped up to prohibition with the "war on drugs" during the Nixon administration.

During the early years of the AIDS pandemic, the drug was used to quell the depression brought on by HIV. At higher doses, methamphetamine can increase depression when the user is coming down from the drug. By chance, many lives may have been saved by methamphetamine because the drug tends to spike the production of CD4 T-Cells that are the principal targets of HIV and necessary to support a healthy immune system.

By the beginning of the 21st century, methamphetamine HCI (Desoxyn) and the street version, crystal methamphetamine (CMA) have become favored by those who cannot obtain proper pain medication as the drug tends to mask pain or even the symptoms of a cold. Since the pro-positive benefits of the drug have not been fully explored, further research might just reveal that this drug is being used for much more than its well-documented euphoric effects.

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no the drugs get mixed and then

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yes it is, but it should only be taken if in severe pain like if you are an amputee or something. It is one of the most addictive drugs.

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Although it's a medication substitute for heroin use it is also a pain medication for Back pain

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methadone is not astrong killer

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What pain medication is similar to methadone in strength?

Oxycontin


Can you take methadone and tramadol?

yes, it is the desired type pain medication for people on methadone.


What pain medication will break through methadone 190mgs?

Well, no opiate-based pain medication will. Because methadone is an opiate, and because 190mg's is so much, there is no way any other opiate will be able to get through to the opioid receptors with that much methadone. You will have to take something for pain that is not opiate-based.


What can i take for nausea and vomiting While taking methadone?

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For pain, Vicodin, for drug addiction treatment, methadone


How long does an individual need to be on methadone for pain pill addiction?

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Does citalopram contain methadone?

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What can one do if Methadone for chronic pain is losing its effectiveness?

as far as your methadone you should of listed what doseage you are on and how long you have been taking methodone for pain. If that is the case and not for herion abuse, the only pain management is for fibromyalgia, You will build up a tolerance to opiate type drugs including methadone and relatively fast. You have to ask the prescribing physician this and they will determine what a safe level to go up or discontinue and try a patch for pain or another type of pain medication. Methadone is very dangerous, you can easily overdose on this medication in particular. Anna Nicole smith died as a result of over ingestion of this drug as well as her son, so be very careful and don't experiment though even one tablet could mean the difference between life and death.


Can methadone treat alcoholism?

No, Methadone is used for opiate addiction and pain management.


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Methadone is an opiate medication (specifically an long-acting opiate agonist). It is prescribed in tablet form to treat pain, and in liquid form (at specially approved clinics) to treat opiate addiction - especially when withdrawing from heroin. Methadone is a DEA category 2 medication (as is the case with all other opiates, with the exception of codeine).


What medication works by depressing the central nervous system?

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Is methadone more helpful for joint pain then oxycodone?

It all depends. Everyone is different. I have heard people that have had success with both medications for pain. It is all up to the individual and their own preference. Methadone and Oxycodone are different types of opiate drugs. Methadone is a very long lasting opiate but will not have as intense of a euphoric effect, which helps many people who need to function while on a pain-killer. Oxycodone is a much shorter acting and intense opiate. You will feel a much more euphoric effect and "high" than from methadone, but you will need more of the medication (multiple doses in a day).