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Methadone Information
Methadone is a rigorously well-tested medication that is safe and
efficacious for the treatment of narcotic withdrawal and dependence. For
more than 30 years this synthetic narcotic has been used to treat opioid
addiction. Prescription drugs and heroin release an excess of dopamine in
the body and causes users to need an opiate continuously occupying the
opioid receptor in the brain. Methadone occupies this receptor and is the
stabilizing factor that permits addicts on methadone to change their
behavior and to discontinue opioid use.
Taken orally once a day, methadone suppresses narcotic withdrawal for
between 24 and 36 hours. Because methadone is effective in eliminating
withdrawal symptoms, it is used in detoxifying opiate addicts. It is, however,
only effective in cases of addiction to heroin, morphine, and other opioid
drugs such as many prescription drugs. However it is not an effective
treatment for other drugs of abuse. Withdrawal from methadone is much
slower than that from opioids. As a result, it is possible to maintain an
addict on methadone without harsh side effects. Many methadone
maintenance treatment patients require continuous treatment, sometimes
over a period of years.
Methadone maintenance treatment provides the narcotic addict with
individualized health care and medically prescribed methadone to relieve
withdrawal symptoms, reduces the opiate craving, and brings about a
biochemical balance in the body. Important elements in narcotic treatment
includes comprehensive social and rehabilitation services. This page
provides links to sources of information that might help you decide whether
treatment at a methadone clinic might be right for you.
* Frequently Asked Questions (link to page)
* Additional Methadone Information
o Article 1: Methadone Treatment
o Article 2: Methadone Research Findings
o Article 3: Methadone Patients Letter For Doctors
o Article 4: Letter to Families
Call For Information and Intake Appointment:
706-886-4420
Methadone is a rigorously well-tested medication that is safe and
efficacious for the treatment of narcotic withdrawal and dependence. For
more than 30 years this synthetic narcotic has been used to treat opioid
addiction. Prescription drugs and heroin release an excess of dopamine in
the body and causes users to need an opiate continuously occupying the
opioid receptor in the brain. Methadone occupies this receptor and is the
stabilizing factor that permits addicts on methadone to change their
behavior and to discontinue opioid use.
Taken orally once a day, methadone suppresses narcotic withdrawal for
between 24 and 36 hours. Because methadone is effective in eliminating
withdrawal symptoms, it is used in detoxifying opiate addicts. It is, however,
only effective in cases of addiction to heroin, morphine, and other opioid
drugs such as many prescription drugs. However it is not an effective
treatment for other drugs of abuse. Withdrawal from methadone is much
slower than that from opioids. As a result, it is possible to maintain an
addict on methadone without harsh side effects. Many methadone
maintenance treatment patients require continuous treatment, sometimes
over a period of years.
Methadone maintenance treatment provides the narcotic addict with
individualized health care and medically prescribed methadone to relieve
withdrawal symptoms, reduces the opiate craving, and brings about a
biochemical balance in the body. Important elements in narcotic treatment
includes comprehensive social and rehabilitation services. This page
provides links to sources of information that might help you decide whether
treatment at a methadone clinic might be right for you.
* Frequently Asked Questions (link to page)
* Additional Methadone Information
o Article 1: Methadone Treatment
o Article 2: Methadone Research Findings
o Article 3: Methadone Patients Letter For Doctors
o Article 4: Letter to Families
Call For Information and Intake Appointment:
706-886-4420
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