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flat5 · 03-20-2009, 06:13 PM

Sorry about your wife's experience with methadone in the USA.
Sounds like the wrong use of the drug. As far as cold turkey, as bad as M. is, one of it's "good" points is the ability to control getting off it. The dosage is predictable so dropping every two or four weeks 2.5 ml (? I can't remember the units) is relatively easy. There are much better short term ways to remove opiates from the system but they don't fit the pencil pushers (statistics). For long term clean up of opiates M. can be useful for people who have real trouble staying away from them. It's the only approved treatment the clinics use. Too bad, really.

My point was that when taken every day, the same amount or less, you are not like a drunk. You have full control of your muscles and mind.
You function as a normal person. There are nasty side effects which vary among people.

03-20-2009, 06:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	Sorry about your wife's experience with methadone in the USA. Sounds like the wrong use of the drug. As far as cold turkey, as bad as M. is, one of it's "good" points is the ability to control getting off it. The dosage is predictable so dropping every two or four weeks 2.5 ml (? I can't remember the units) is relatively easy. There are much better short term ways to remove opiates from the system but they don't fit the pencil pushers (statistics). For long term clean up of opiates M. can be useful for people who have real trouble staying away from them. It's the only approved treatment the clinics use. Too bad, really. My point was that when taken every day, the same amount or less, you are not like a drunk. You have full control of your muscles and mind. You function as a normal person. There are nasty side effects which vary among people. Last edited by flat5; 03-20-2009 at 06:20 PM..