Methadone Pain Management

Real Drug Rehab, Not Methadone, Gives Addicts Their Lives Back
The makers and advocates of the prescription painkiller and narcotic addiction replacement drug methadone can add yet another damning scientific review to their burgeoning collection of methadone mayhem studies. A study just in from the Oregon Health and Science University shows that sudden cardiac death is a risk even when the drug is used at "appropriate" doses to treat pain or drug addiction. This reinforces the popular view that the opiate addicts and chronic pain patients who take methadone Read More...
Using Methadone To Reduce The Withdrawal Symptoms In Heroin Addicts
As a narcotic analgesic, Methadone is a synthetic pain reliever used to treat various conditions and relieve pain, as well as treating the addiction of heroin in users. Methadone is comparable to the characteristics and effects of morphine; in fact, it is extremely similar in the way it acts, as well. The major difference is that Methadone is introduced gradually and its action is mild upon onset. This prevents the patient from feeling euphoric or high when taking the medication. The dosage wi Read More...
Methadone Detox Should Be Used to Get Former Heroin Addicts Drug Free
I read an article today that happened to mention that one of the people involved in the situation being written about was a methadone counselor. I was curious to find out exactly what they meant, so I checked it out. Methadone is sometimes used in treatment programs for heroin addicts. Unfortunately, methadone is also an opiate, and is also addictive, and many people who take methadone to kick heroin wind up addicted to methadone instead. They then have to go through and methadone detox and some Read More...