Methadone Addiction? at What Mg Does It Become Addictive?

Question by dervish: Methadone addiction? At what mg does it become addictive?
I have started a methadone clinic recently and I know that methadone has some of the worse withdrawals of any or all of opiates, so I am wondering if anyone knows at what mg does methadone become addictive? I know everyone reacts to drugs differently, so I am just looking for personal experiences. thanks
no way! it is not easier to quit! I was on 80mg of methadone about 2-3 years ago and quit cold turkey. It was the worst two weeks of my life and ive gone through many withdrawls and nothing compaired to that two weeks of 80mg or methadone withdrawl! I do agree that it is an affective way of dealing with opiate addiction, but the addiction is worse than herion addiction withdrawl!
Thanks garyr, very inspiring words! I have quit both and have heard others say that quitting ciggs is harder than opiates, I don’t know who these ppl are, but, when I quit methadone the first time there were several fazes I went through and the first was severe pain all throughout my bones, cold sweats…basicaly the flu times 10 then comes the depression. Im not a person who crys much but when the depression hit I cried like I was 2 years old and my parents just exploded in front of my face! so I appriceate your inspiring words, but quitting opiates is no where close to qutting ciggs. but this time I plan on staying on a lower dose so the withdrawl is not as bad and I’m not a slave to the methadone and this time I will taper off instead of cold turkeying it, that was not so smart on my end. and I don’t know who gave you a thumbs down, but I’m sure it’s someone who doesn’t understand addiction and for someone who is not an addict I think you understand addiction quite well.Thanks again

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Answer by 46XX
Congratulations! Methadone is prescribed for medical use,it’s better than any other addictions like crack or whatever, and it’s easier to quit.

Answer by GaryR
You are absolutely right, methadone is just as addictive as heroin. In fact, I’ve seen some studies that suggest it is even more so. But it breaks the habituation to heroin, and it’s certainly cleaner and “safer” than heroin because it doesn’t have the dangerous contaminants found in street heroin. Of course, you end up trading a heroin addiction for a methadone addiction. But you can come off it if you have a kindly doctor who will give you the proper sedatives and tranquilizers to help minimize the withdrawal symptoms. It’s not a walk in the park, but I’ve met many addicts who were successful at withdrawing from all of it, so there is hope for you. Since I’ve never been a heroin addict, I don’t know first hand the discomforts, but I’ve talked with a lot of former heroin addicts who have gotten off all of it. They all tell me it’s easier to get off the opiates than it is to quit smoking cigarettes. And I’m an ex-cigarette smoker, so at least I THINK I have an idea. If you get mad at yourself and make up your mind that no matter what it’s going to take, you’re going to clean up and get off the drugs, I know you can do it. Some ex-addicts make the very best drug counselors in rehab centers, too! They know all about the game, and they can talk to addicts in language they can understand. So, there is hope for you, and you do have a future. Good luck to you.

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