Drug Rehabilitation that works

by Christiana Care

Question by Frady: 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

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Answer by Chas
The first thing to do is go in and fill out the paperwork,
then I’m not sure if you have to have a urine test that day or you have to come back the next day. You MUST test dirty for opiates or you can’t get in the program. So don’t go in there thinking being clean is good, it isn’t for this one time only. The nurses will pretty well explain what you have to do next and determine what dose to start you at.

Then they will have you see a clinic doctor there. Then they will start dosing you. I’m not sure how much you start with from pills. For smoking heroin it’s 40mg. Then you pretty well control the dose from then on out if you are talking about a mainenance program.

For the 15 day detox it’s different after you see the doctor. They start you at 40mg and reduce the dose everyday for the next 14 days. If you are on a lot of pills a day it’s going to be hard not to get sick.

But I’ve been on the maintenance program for about 18 months and it’s not much fun at all. Your whole life revolves around dosing. At first you will have to go every day and dose. After you have tested clean for a few months you will start to earn take homes. But if you test dirty for anything but pot you lose the take homes and have to start again. It’s a crappy way to have to live. Vacations, trips, everything will have to revolve around dosing.

It took me almost a year to get off it at 90mg a day. In my opinoin it is a bad drug. It’s far more addictive than even heroin. If you really want to get clean use the maintenance program to get yourself off everything. Don’t let thm talk you into going higher and higher with the dose. They will try,,, it’s how they make their money.

I went down the road you and your husband are going. Mine got so bad I started smoking heroin because it was cheaper and easier to get. I had a chronic pain problem from a car accident. Abusing pain meds and then getting messed up with methadone changed my life,,,and not in a good way at all.

I learned my lesson by going through withdrawls a few times,,,and I’m not a kid. I would rather die than do it again. I still have to take a lot of pain medication every day for a cervical spine injury. But I never take more than directed no matter how bad I hurt because I know what that leads to. I never have to worry about running out or refills because I never take more. I know that the price you pay at the end isn’t worth the little bit of fun you have now.

Here are a few links I think you guys should look at. If there is anything I’ve left out just e-mail me. Good luck

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/methadone/index.html

http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=477&action=detail&aeproductid=Adam2004_1&aearticleid=001522

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Question by Taziketoro: What do you think about, and know about, METHADONE treatment?
I’m writing a paper about methadone treatment (for addiction, nor for pain), whether or not it works well and what society thinks about it.

I would be very grateful if you could help me by telling me what you know about methadone treatment, where you have learned what you know, and what you think about the treatment, or whatever other comments you may have about the topic. I’m looking for as many comments as possible from “the general public”.

Please keep the comments/opinions coming.

Thank you!

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Answer by WATCH DOG
Methadone detox is a three phase process designed to rid the methadone addict from the grip of methadone addiction. The most effective methadone treatment combines a safe atmosphere, knowledgeable staff, skilled physicians, effective medications and proper nutrition. The greatest fear methadone addicts have is the fear of methadone withdrawal symptoms. This fear can keep a person in their methadone addiction for years and years. The key to a successful methadone detox is to relieve the addict from the perceived threat of pain, nausea and insomnia. At Orange County Detox we go to great lengths assuage that fear. The fact is, Orange County Detox has developed a methadone treatment program that practically eliminates pain from the methadone detox process. The main concepts employed within our methadone detox process are “efficacy” and “compassion.” Orange County Detox believes in a humane methadone detox for anyone suffering from methadone addiction. The fact is within 24 hours after admission most clients are amazed that they feel so well. We use a specialized methadone detox program just for methadone addicts unlike the protocol methadone detox programs of many other detox centers. We are opponents of the methadone maintenance programs that are found throughout the United States. Even Suboxone maintenance is a dangerous option. Orange County Detox is a suboxone detox center and a believer in total abstinence after opiate detox is complete. Orange County Detox (suboxone detox California) recommends that a methadone addict can never safely use any opiate again. We recommend full disclosure to any and all physicians including dentists for the rest of their life.

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I have been at a Methadone clinic for 2 years and I feel it would be the best if I came off it now. If you have done this before or know someone that has,I liked to know how they did it or the best way to do it, and if they made it through the procsess. I feel this is going to be a rough journey. Thank you.

I am just curious about what a methadone overdose does to your body in the long term?
What I mean is that my brother in law took WAY too much methadone and had no pulse and was not breathing and he is now in ICU and I was curious about what shape he is going to be in now

The lyrics to Lester’s Methadone Clinic. This is my first video so please comment!

I work at a good job that I just started a month ago. It involves driving a pallet jack on occasions.They told me that I couldn’t drive a forklift because I take Methadone. My boss came and told me that last night would be my last night in that department. He said to call Monday to find out what they will do to me.Can they fire me because I take medication?

A former methadone user tells of his experience at Novus Medical Detox Center in Florida. Detox from methadone can be a tough. However the protocols developed at Novus medical detox make it very easy to do. Listen to what he has to say.

I took methadone recently and i need to know how long i have to wait before i can drink alcohol. Thank you

Is methadone a drug that can affect your personality in a negative way? My husband is on 100mg a day for almost 3 years. He was addicted to pain pills at one time and now this. He is irresponsible and selfish. I believe that this is causing a lot of strain on our marriage. He says that the methadone does nothing but helps him from going into withdrawals and there is no problem with being on it for the rest of his life. Is this true and am I over reacting?