Opiate Addiction: Methadone & Heroin Facts

opiate addiction - Important information about methadone and heroin. Methadone is used to treat addiction to heroin and other drugs.

What other reason besides opiate addiction would a doctor prescribe the medication suboxone?
I found a prescription for a family member for this medication. The use was for opiate addiction but I know for a fact this person isnt on opiates he gets drug tested for work. Are there any other reasons a dr would prescribe this to someone? He claims he gets treated for anxiety depression but I have never seen any other prescriptions. Can this drug be addictive?Elpi its my business because he is living in MY house for free with MY small children I have every right to know whats going on

Why would my girlfriend go to detox? Seroquil or opiate addiction?
I think my girlfriend is lying to me. She told me that she has been trying to get off of Seroquil and has to go to the hospital for " detox" 5 7 days. My brother is a psychiatry resident and told me that withdrawal from seroquil does not require detox and a 5 7 day period is used for withdrawal from heroin or opiates. I suspect she is not telling me the truth and said that she was going to be violently ill and I couldn't visit her. A 5 7 day stop in the hospital where you get violently ill sounds like withdrawal from methadone, not seroquil. What do you think?

	Methadone is a synthetic opioid used medically as a painkiller, but also to treat patients on opioids such as heroin.

Has anyone on here taken suboxone for opiate addiction?
I recently started suboxone for opiate addiction and l cant seem to sleep. The doc added Serequel for sleep but it just makes me eat and I still cant sleep. I'm losing my mind.

How to begin methadone treatment for opiate addiction?
My husband and I are seeking methadone treatment for our addiction to opiate pain killers. We have been taking opiates daily for almost 2 years. My husband and I start at 2 Lortab 10 mg and go from there. We take up to 10 pills per day. Not only do we take Lortabs, but we also get Percocets, Dilaudid, Morphine, Tylenol with Codeine, etc. I started taking such pills 6 years ago as needed after I had been prescribed Lortabs for muscle tension migraines resulting from a car accident. I never took them regularly until 2 years ago. It is very important that my husband and I seek help for our addiction. We began with prescribed pills, then sought them illegally. Not only are we destroying our bodies, but we are spending all of our money on these dumb pills I have the for a local methadone clinic and will call tomorrow to start. We are nervous and I am just wondering how the program works. Any details would help us greatly. Thank you so much... you are helping us get clean

How do you prove and opiate addiction?
I have been one heroin for 2 and a half years, I have been mainlining oxycontin for the past 3 months because I cant get ahold of heroin from my regular dealer. I am ready to quit so I called a methadone clinic to get an appointment, I have been withdrawing for 3 days now and its killing me. The clinic cant fit me in for 2 weeks. Should I not use? Its so hard, I want to so bad. But my question is, if I dont use..the drugs will be out of my system and I will have no proof, they say you must have been using a year and have evidence of opiate addiction. SHould I use so I will have evidence? What evidence do they mean?I really want to quit, but without this I will use.

Anyone else find suboxone to be the most effective treatment for opiate addiction?


Would taking 1mg Suboxone, to help PAWS, reverse repair of your brain due to opiate addiction?
I've taken poppy tea for about 2 years. I stopped cold turkey last April. And started using occationally 2 pods , about once a week Fridays . That quickly turned into up to 7 10 every other day until a month ago I quit.I took Suboxone for a week to get past the bad WD's, and now i'm in PAWS. I've been clean for a month of poppy tea, and have no desire to take it again.Here is what i'm taking to help PAWS B12Multivitamin with 600mg LycopeneMilk Thistle 2 3 times a day with 3 square mealsVitamin C 500mgBefore I was not taking any vitamins, nor eating for a few days at a time. I've actually lost 12 lbs since I stopped the tea and started eating normal. Lots of fruit, vegetables, and TONS of water, and Gatorade. Also, I have been running jogging every nice er day I get here. If it sucks outside, I exercise inside. I've read all about PAWS, so don't think I'm not a educated on whats going on inside my body and brain.Right now my PAWS symptoms are gooseflesh, cant regulate my temperature, RLS that is pins and needles, that sometimes goes to my hands. I know it's RLS because klonopin stops it. Also some days a full body ache.My big question is, I have 1 8mg suboxone left. If I would take 1mg or .5mg on REALLY bad days, would that reverse the repair process im heading towards? Because I know my brain is waiting for that " instant fix" . I need my brain to fire normally, but sometimes it's unmanageable with all the things going on in my life. And being cold in 90 degree weather in the sun REALLY sucks. If I give it an instant fix every once in a while like once a month or once a week or two of .5 1mg Suboxone, will my brain still stop making Melatonin, Endorphins, and all the other chemicals that it's now not making?I know I have tons of stuff still in my colon and bowels. I was constipated for 2 years. I've been going about 5 times daily instead of once every 4 days, so i'm ridding my body of that. I'm more worried about repairing my brain so I can live a normal life.

Reducing opiate addiction (subutex/buprenorphine) rapidly?
Hi, I have been using buprenorphine for one year now and I have decided to stop, I have reduced my dosage from 8mg per day to 0.3mg per day over one week and have now ran out.I am feeling not as bad as I thought I would but have the typical 'rattling' signs such as constant stretching, yawning, nausea, violent sneezing, runny nose, watering eyes, hot and frosty sweats, lethargy, painful itching and general aches, however I am able to fight these symptoms by going about my daily duties.I have been using 5mg of diazapam per day to combat the sleep issue and 30 500 co codamol to act as some form of substitute to keep the stomach pains at bay.I wish to know given the time I reduced, the length of my habit and my current replacement scheme, how long the withdrawal syndrome will last.Awaiting reply, thanks in advance.I'm afraid I wasn't using it for withdrawal, I was 7 weeks clean before I used it, sorry I didn't mention this.

I am recovering from opiate addiction and I am doing pretty well, but my appetite is insatiable what can I do?
Obviously, going back on the pills is not the right answer but i cannot stop these cravings Its like I eat every time I want a pill.

I can't afford to go to a rehab center, is there a way to help with opiate addiction. ( zen) ?
I seen this senario on tv on cnn. is this true or are there better ways? I have a 2 yr old and am a single father and really can't afford to go. His mother is dead beat and and don't have any one else. I got addicted through a doctor and can't seem to get off of them, any help would be appreciated.

Whats the best way to beat an opiate addiction? Without methadone?


Has anyone used Suboxone for opiate addiction , basically to prevent withdrawals? Please explain.?
Right now i'm being slowly taken off opiates by my doctor who is just giving me lorcet 10 650's and reducing the dose every two weeks. A friend of mine told me suboxone is wonderful for preventing withdrawals and getting off pain meds. If you have any experience personally with this I would really appreciate your advice and explaination of why you think its a good decision or bad decision to do. If you havent used it then please dont answer unless you are a doctor or pharmacist.

I need help fighting an opiate addiction?
I am a 38 year old man that has had everything going for him. My whole life I totaly ignored and stayed away from everyone that did any kind of drugs no matter what they where. Over the last 2 years I started using pain meds for back pain then it became an addiction. I currently have taken 160mg of oxycodone 4 to 5 times a day. I will take anything I can get my hands on to stop the pain. Yes I started it for back pain then the high, Now 2 years later I want off Because 1 I am loosing everything, 2 I am spending over a $100.00 a day like nothing " Street Value" . And the first thing on my mind is, do I have enough and i will only concentrate on getting it before anything else. Food, Etc..I have reduced my dose to about 90 mg 3 times a day. I take it so I dont have withdraws. I try to stop but it hurts so bad, I cant sleep, eat, think, walk, I have restless legs and arms. I am a total jerk to everyone, I dont want to do anything without it. I WANT TO STOP I went to the emergancy room and they did all the tests blood work etc.. After all said and done they tell me I cant go back there again and make me sign a paper stating so. They also said I need to go to west care,????? I have heard some pritty bad storys about west care. That they dont give you anything and your in a room so you can quit cold turky. I cant stop cold turkey. The emergancy room said because of my high doses I take and how often I could have a heart attack and or die if I try to quit cold turkey. I dont know what to do, I have tried several doctors and they keep telling me the samething. To Stop If they only new. I heard suboxon is great and Methadone, I also was told that, As ridiculous as this may sound, To do " SPEED" that it will take all the pain and side affects away. I am so serious about quitting but like i said the withdraws and pain are very, very, very BAD I used to bad mouth drug heads and I am now paying the price. P.S> . Please dont reply to this post if you dont know what you are talking about and or never experianced what I am talking about because anyone that has, understands what I am saying, so please keep your comments to yourself or it will come back to you 10 times fold CARMA IS A MOTHER F CKER I know. Can someone please help me?????

A few questions about opiate addiction?
I have battled opiate addiction for two years now, started with popping hydros and slowly escalated, culminating in slamming heroin. My problem is this... due to getting in trouble with the law, my parents found out about habit and found needles, etc. They took away my phone and have me under surveillance and I don't blame them. I really want to find help and go to a rehab or something comparable but the problem is the incredibly long waiting lists.I haven't used in two days and am going through hell and I know that suboxone has helped me in the past. What I am afraid of is finally getting in to see a doctor and due to my lockdown and everything I explain my history to the doctor who is subsequently astonished to find NO OPIATES in my drug test. I am afraid this will stop him from prescribing subs, which I desperately do need.Any comments of advice would be greatly appreciatedAny expert thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated, as would urgency. I really am at a loss for what to do.