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Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin
addiction?
| dells |
Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin
addiction?
A friend of mine found
methadone in her sisters possession, sister then admitted to
being addicted to Oxycontin and said she was
prescribed the methadone to get off it. I didn't think methadone
was prescribed for that, anyone know? |
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more
time2 |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
you
could cross from oxy to methadone. Methadone is a partial
agonist, oxy is full agonist, so the methadone will have a long
1/2 life, so it could be used to taper off oxy, i wouldn't
recommend it. I went from oxy to suboxone. it sucked, suboxone
is similar to methadone in that way. but it still sucked.
oxy sucks none the less
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| kell |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used to treat
opioid addiction. Oxycontin would fall into that category.
METHADONE
OxyContin
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| jes78 |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
yes it
is. oxycontins, I've heard, are harder physically to get off
than heroin. methadone is also hard to get off. it took me
forever, and if i knew what i know now i would've never went on
it.
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NoMore
4Me |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
methadone is harder to kick than heroin.
I opted NOT to go that route. A few of my friends did and they
stayed 'sick' for fricken years. Most chipped too.
I vote NO on methadone.
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Imget
inrite |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
And when
your on methadone.... you can't get high from other opiates.
back when I was abusing my meds, I bought a few methadone for my
pain... didn't do too much, but when I got my script of vicodens
refilled... i could take 10 of them and not get the high
feeling.
Methadone works well to get you off opiates, but.. your still
addicted to something.
I think they should focus more on the recovery rather than the
sick you get from coming down.
Methadone is still a narcotic.
In my state, methadone clinics are illegal.
For that reason
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| jes78 |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
actually
all you have to do is break thru if u want to get high.
but i agree, its garbage.
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JamieJ
1979 |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
Methadone is used to help people
get off a variety of different opiates like heroin, morphine,
oxycontin, and many others. People used to just associate
methadone with heroin addiction but many people that are
addicted to pain pills are now turning to methadone treatment.
I've been on methadone for heroin and really helped me. My son's
father is on methadone and it's the only thing that keeps him
from using heroin. Keep in mind methadone is a form of harm
reduction, meaning anything that helps reduce harm and better
the addicts life. Methadone is a drug so people on it aren't
subscribing to the total drug free recovery deal. I got on
methadone so I could take a breath and get my life on track
before I had to deal with detoxing. Every time I tried to kick
heroin I always went back right away, methadone allowed me to
build a network of support to lean on when I was ready to detox
off the stuff. I've also used buprenorphine to treat my opiate
addiction and it worked but I felt methadone suited me better.
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luve
piphany |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
Golly Jamie, it's about
time! I thought I might have to take out a newspaper ad--LOOOKIN
FOR JAMIE FOR HER IMMEASURABLE KNOWLEDGE!!!!!!
Missed you and your Experience Strength and HOPE and of course
your knowledge. Hope you and the Babe are Wonderful!
I worry very much about someone mixing Meth, Percocet, Oxy and
Methadone oh and the Dilauted in the IV for 4 days...Trying to
(sort of) kill himself, but it didn't work-HA! I give the credit
to God and that's all.
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| jes78 |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
for me, methadone was
damage control. every time i shot heroin into my body, i had no
idea what i was putting inside of myself. rat poison is used all
the time to cut heroin over here. methadone is prescribed, you
know what you are getting, it is a dose, and you get the same
amount all the time. you get back your life.
my last time on methadone, i was pregnant. for me, methadone was
a whole lot better, then using dirty street water and garbage
street drugs. at least the drs knew what i was taking and could
monitor it. they couldn't monitor something they didn't know.
i wish i never became a junkie, but i did. the only way i could
have my baby, without miscarrying, was to get on methadone. the
detox off heroin would have killed her. so yeah, i didn't like
to be on methadone. but like jamie said, it gave me a chance to
get a support system. if a person wants to get clean they will.
if they don't they will abuse the methadone, just like the drug
they are there for in the first place.
the detox does suck though.
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JamieJ
1979 |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
Hi everyone! I've just been busy
with the baby, starting school, and working out to get my body
back that I've barely had time to get online. I feel the same
way Jes does, that if someone wants to get clean on methadone
they will if they don't then they will continue to use drugs and
get kicked off the program. The detox sucked but methadone
helped me get back into the world of the living and away from
active addiction. I didn't want to stay on it forever, I just
used it like a crutch until I was strong enough to walk the road
of recovery on my own. I worry about all the methadone deaths
that are happening now due to methadone being over prescribed by
doctors for pain issues. Methadone isn't like other pain pills,
you cannot just pop a couple extra pills and be okay if you
aren't opiate dependent. Opiate dependent meaning you have a
physical dependence to opiates and need them to function or you
will be in horrid withdrawal such as puking nonstop, muscle
twitches, sweats, chills, shakes, the runs, watery eyes, runny
nose, dilated pupils, clammy skin, insomnia, anxiety, and on and
on. In the right situation it can be a life saver though.
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| writerjp |
Re: Is methadone prescribed for Oxycontin addiction?
I am
against it too because one of my friends tried that before and
now he is gone.
What state do you live in Kevin? If you do not mind me asking.
We have one right down the street from my work and people come
in my work and get kind of irate with us after they sneak out of
the clinic.
I hope that your sister gets better. |
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