How is methadone used to treat drug abuse?

Answer 1

Methadone is giving for two reason one is for chronic pain and the other is to detox a person who is addicted to opiates. methadone is an opiod which is addictive its self but it stays in your body longer and you dont get the high feeling from whatever opiates you were using and then when the dr feels its time they will slowly bring you off the methadone

Answer 2

Methadone is used as a substitute for heroine.if some body wants to come off heroine it is usually issued it stops the body from cold turkey and stops stomach cramps and other symptoms such as legs felling heavy,hot and cold sweats insomnia etc.this medication is given and will only work if the person wants to come off heroine a lot of people take both,this is why there is so many deaths,not by the heroine but mixing drugs.the heroine these days is cut so many times the user will have to buy 4 to 5 times as much to feel any thing at all,going back 10 to 15 yrs ago the heroine back then was the proper mokoy the people these days chuck so many different chemicals in to the heroine just to increase the wait so they have more money coming back.you know its harder to come off methadone than heroine this is why they have to cut you down bit by bit but a lot of people slip through the cracks and end up being on it for years.hope this will help somebody.

Answer 3

It is used to treat opiate addiction and withdrawal, but methadone is not the only thing that is used on methadone maintanence. The person is usually brought up to their "blocking dose", which is the dosage that is comfortable to the individual and that will block other opiate cravings, and then after they are found an appropriate dose they go through either IP(In-patient), IOP(Intensive Out-patient), or OP(Out-patient) rehibilitation process. This usually consists of group meetings and individual therapy sessions to get the person back on track to return to being a contributing member of society. Methadone can be a very useful tool to recovery if it is used properly and not abused. After the therapist and doctors deem the person ready, they will slowly decrease the methadone dose until they are completely off the medication. They usually decrease the person about 2mg's per week until they are off the medication completely. This gets rid of any major withdrawal pain and helps the person not crave drugs while they are detoxing.

Answer 4

Methadone is designed to block opiate receptors in the body that become dependant on drugs like heroin. It also has a half-life of around 24 hours and prevents the user from "getting off" on other opioid drugs.

Answer 5

Methadone is a synthetic opiod that works on the same brain receptors as heroin. Since you can DIE from heroin withdrawal the methadone takes the edge off for heroin addicts usually preventing death..

Answer 6

Yes, Methadone is used to to treat opiate addiction.

Answer 7

people take methadone for many purposes but most doctors prescribe this medication to recovering heroine addicts.

Answer 8

It is used for heroin treatment