Opiate Addiction: Methadone Facts

opiate addiction - Important information about methadone uses in drug rehabs and drug addiction detox.

What are the signs of opiate addiction?
I have a friend and they had been prescribed percocet a moth ago for an elbow injury which is now all healed. Lately they have had dark, baggy eyes, lost a littttttle weight and a couple times after hanging out with her at my house she has just fallen asleep outaa no where

My husband is in rehab for opiate addiction...cyboxin?
I heard about a new medication i think it is called cyboxin or something like that to treat lortab addiction. Does anyone know anything about this drug? Or where I can find more information on it??any help is soo appreciated Thank you

Just want to hear peoples opinions of the use of Methadone perscribing for the use of opiate addiction detox.?
This isn't just about the use of methadone for detox from heroin but also about the detox of all opiate addictive narcotics. Whatdo you think aboiut it, do you have any experience with it, do you think methadone is succesful for detox or not? Or any other opinions you have about methadone use. Have you ever heard of methadone being abused etc....basically anything you want to say I know i've posted a question like this already but i really need some more opinions and i would love to get some comments from past users of opiates or some medical opinions,but any opinion is gret thanks for your help

More specifically, help with opiate addiction please help me.?
ok my last question wasn't detailed very well i guess, i want to have a baby eventually not to fill a void but to have a familly. but i am on methadone, a low dose, i am drug free, the methadone makes me feel normal not high, I have tried to quit pain killers many times but am lazy, cant eat or sleep and basicaaly cannot get off couch for months I have heard from doc and others that my chances of my baby having withdrawal is low, and the only babies that are put on a drip is on very high dosesif u get preg on meth they will not let you come off, as it poses more risk. I cannot quit i have tried, believe me i would love to but my brain is depleted of chemicals normal pl have and i care about nothing when off of it but i cant stand being on my butt for 24 hours i go insane i have to work, cook clean, etc. even showering is a chore when i am off this crap, has anyone ever successfully quit methadone opiates, how? does anyone know of anyone who has had a baby on low meth dose, how were thalso i have tried everthing, rehab, counselling, groups every one i have quit cocaine and tat was a walk in the park as there was no withdrawal really i have been clean off that for over a year the opiates is impossible it seems though. Plus i would take enough opiaes prior to methadone that i am surprised i never overdosed and if it wasnt for methadone i'd probably be dead. Thought that would help.

After opiate addiction, how soon should I expect to get a regular menstrual cycle?
I was recently addicted to opiates and have quit completely. I was using them for about a year and six months into my addiction I stopped having my menstral cycle. I have now been clean for over a month and have not had my menstral cycle start again. Has anyone had this addiciton or heard about it and have had it come back? Or is this a permanent thing that I have done to my body because of my drug addiction?

How to get over opiate addiction, im already taking the thomas' recipe?
I was in an accident about 7 years ago leaving me with ongoing pain and now that ive been taking the meds oxy contin for so long via injection and in the area between 600 1000 mgs a day. now it is just withdrawing that i worry about because i am used to the pain i suppose but just need some help quitting all together. ive quit for 30 days straight due to jail and was still in the WD's when i got out.... what in the world do i do, if you can help please do.... i know meetings and the 12steps cause ive been to treatment 5 6 times but just cant seem to kick it... please help if there is any for me.... thanks a million

Which is better for opiate addiction suboxone or methadone?


Why the difference in treatment for opiate addiction and alcohol addiction?
Ok addiction is really really nasty. I want to know, why is it that a person who used to use heroin is given the option of methadone maintenance treatment, but an alcoholic is given nothing but AA.The rationale of mmt is to allow the addict to live a productive life. But this option is not given to alcoholics, who use for the same reason as opiate addicts. WHY ????If I'd have had access to heroin, I probably would have used it instead of alcohol. My question is referring basically to the fact that alcoholics are told not to drink and have to face reality without help, but opiate users have methadone.Sexy mama, alcoholics can die from withdrawal, because it is a physical addiction. Just like heroin. Emotional weakness has nothing to do with it. How many H addicts use again when faced with emotional problems?

What do u think about methadone as an alternative to opiate addiction?


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.

Can someone ever completely get over an opiate addiction? Are there any permanent effects on the brain?
One of my family members is addicted to pain pills and they recently got clean for three months but then went right back to snorting the pills. I know addiction is a life long process but are there any people who have gotten off of opiates and stopped relapsing? I also want to know if he has possibly permanently altered his brain chemistry. I am afraid he is going to get himself killed or never act like his old self again. Any information on this topic would be great. If anyone doesn't mind I'd like to hear from someone else who has had trouble with opiates so I can understand what my cousin is going through.

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.

Has anybody ever been on suboxone for opiate addiction? Your experience?
I have been prescribed suboxone for opiate addiction. I am now on my second third week. I have had some side affects that are somewhat hard to deal with, but better than what I was dealing with on all the other drugs. I have been clean now since using this medicine. So, that is a plus. What do you think?

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.