Submitted by Rachael (not verified) on Wed, 20/02/2008 - 2:02pm.
I completely agree with the withdrawals of methadone being far worse than the withdrawals from the pills themselves. I have done a lot of research, and am currently working with the harm reduction model, and to me methadone isn't always the best route. Especially for younger adults. If you were a 45 year old woman with a life of drug abuse and opioid addiction, methadone is going to be seen as a more useful tool, considering that the dependance is going to be much stronger. For a young girl who has developed an opioid dependency and has started going through the withdrawal period, she should stick with it until it her situation improves. It is going to be a long hard road, but in the end will be more beneficial so that she start to have her normalcy regained.
Compare a month of having the worst flu you can imagine to a lifetime of being dependent on a daily dose 'drink.' What this drink does is stop you from going through these flu-like symptoms, but also stop you from improving your dependency.
Bringing in methadone to elleviate these symptoms is only going to make your body remain dependent on the opioid. There is the tapering program where you can wean yourself off the methadone with lower doses, but there is still going to be withdrawal and even worse symptoms to follow.
Another thing with methadone clinics, is sometimes with private practice, these clinics are making money by having people on methadone. They may not be regulated as much as they should, and given all of their options for intervention. From what I hear of people that have been prescribed methadone, someone once stated,'It didn't take more than a positive urine test to get it.' To think of whether or not the doctors are actually consulting to find the best possible options, especially for the younger population that this drug is affecting in the community of Fort Frances.
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I completely agree with the
I completely agree with the withdrawals of methadone being far worse than the withdrawals from the pills themselves. I have done a lot of research, and am currently working with the harm reduction model, and to me methadone isn't always the best route. Especially for younger adults. If you were a 45 year old woman with a life of drug abuse and opioid addiction, methadone is going to be seen as a more useful tool, considering that the dependance is going to be much stronger. For a young girl who has developed an opioid dependency and has started going through the withdrawal period, she should stick with it until it her situation improves. It is going to be a long hard road, but in the end will be more beneficial so that she start to have her normalcy regained.
Compare a month of having the worst flu you can imagine to a lifetime of being dependent on a daily dose 'drink.' What this drink does is stop you from going through these flu-like symptoms, but also stop you from improving your dependency.
Bringing in methadone to elleviate these symptoms is only going to make your body remain dependent on the opioid. There is the tapering program where you can wean yourself off the methadone with lower doses, but there is still going to be withdrawal and even worse symptoms to follow.
Another thing with methadone clinics, is sometimes with private practice, these clinics are making money by having people on methadone. They may not be regulated as much as they should, and given all of their options for intervention. From what I hear of people that have been prescribed methadone, someone once stated,'It didn't take more than a positive urine test to get it.' To think of whether or not the doctors are actually consulting to find the best possible options, especially for the younger population that this drug is affecting in the community of Fort Frances.