Methadone Addiction: Methadone & Heroin Facts

Question: Treatment for methadone addiction?

(Posted by: smartypants on 2007-01-19 06:24:31)

Methadone is a prescribed medication for harm reduction and becomes it's own addiction with a greater emphasis on the physical withdrawal aspect and psychological will be involved with the facing the pain faction but once a person is clean of drugs and alcohol there must be medical assistance to withdraw from methadone. The current methodology is for the person to withdraw by a process of taper and without any additional medical assistance i.e. medication for the agitation that (with all I am sure it is different) occurs. There are no clinics set- up for withdrawal assistance both psychologically and physically but lots of clinics to prescribe methadone. Is there no money for the medical profession in assisting an addict to withdraw?

Posted by: b_banth on 2007-01-19, 06:53:56

Addiction is a physical disease. It can be compared with diabetes in its course of action. It has bio-psycho-social aspects. If one is trapped in this disease unfortunately, then he/ she must get professional help. Treatment includes withdrawl and rehab. Medical doctors and consullers participate in complete treatment. Drugs should be quited unconditionally.