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My Methadone Addiction Only Affects Me, Not Anyone Else
Many methadone addicts are under the false illusion that their addiction does not cause harm to anyone but themselves. They think they have their addiction and its consequences under control. This is...
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When Using Methadone Becomes a Habit
People begin abusing methadone for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you are having problems at work, school or in your home life and you found abusing methadone to be a good way to escape mentally. Maybe...
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Fear of Missing out If Not Using Methadone
If you are using methadone recreationally you are playing a dangerous game that can end in your death. If you are part of a social circle that uses methadone to have fun and you are afraid that you...
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Does Methadone Abuse Have Permanent Side Effects?
Under proper medical supervision, methadone is a potent painkiller and a successful way to break opiate addiction. While this synthetic opiate can be very helpful, methadone is also highly addictive....
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Current Issues in Methadone Use
Methadone is used to treat addiction to opiate drugs for several reasons. It alleviates the withdrawal symptoms of powerful substances, but it does so without producing a euphoric high or disrupting...
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How to Know When a Methadone User Needs Emergency Help
Methadone is a controversial drug that helps addicts recover from addiction. The controversy stems from the drug’s addictive quality, as many people argue that users trade one substance of abuse for...
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Methadone Abuse and Drug Interactions
As a Schedule II drug, methadone is available only with a prescription. However, there is potential for abuse as it is addictive. This synthetic narcotic relieves moderate to severe pain and eases...
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Depending on Methadone to Solve Your Problems
It is tempting for recovering addicts to rely on the synthetic opioid methadone. Created by chemists to mimic the effects of opiates, methadone is often administered during recovery from opiate...
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How Common Is Methadone Overdose?
Methadone overdose is now a very common occurrence. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that overdose deaths from opioid drugs like methadone have tripled from 1999 to 2006....
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Why Does Methadone Addiction Escalate?
Traditionally methadone has been used to treat heroin addiction. It staves off symptoms of withdrawal in heroin addicts, but does not produce euphoria or the debilitating stupor of a heroin high....
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Plastic Surgery and Methadone Addiction
Plastic surgery is a medical procedure that deals with the reconstruction or restoration of a form of the body. Many believe that cosmetic surgery is the most popular form of plastic surgery, however,...
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How Does Motivational Interviewing Help a Methadone Addict?
Methadone is a synthetic opiate that treats narcotic addiction. It is administered through methadone clinics once a day during narcotic detox. The drug has similar side effects to those of heroin, and...
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