Meth can help relieve feelings of anxiety and helps when withdrawaing from heroin.
Methadone addiction
Methadone is used when users are trying to come off heroin. The effects of the drug are similar to those of heroin but much less intense. Some people stay on methodone for quite some time whilst it stabilises them physically and psychologically and averts the intense withdrawal symptoms of heroin.
There have been cases of people being very reluctant to come off methadone as the effects make them feel so good that life without it appears to be very difficult to bear.,
Methadone laws
Methadone is a Class A drug, illegal to possess, sell or give away. Doing so will land you jail time and a hefty unlimited fine.
How Methadone is used
Methadone most commonly comes in liquid form and is swallowed like a drink.
Contamination risk
Methadone that is prescribed by a health professional is subject to stringent controls like any other drug and is unlikely to be contaminated. The same cannot be said for any drug you buy on the street.
Side Effects / Health Risks of Methadone
Nausea especially with its first use
Risk of overdose by falling into a coma
Menstruation can cease with the use of opiates
You will be unable to drive if on a methadone treatment programme
Mixing the D’s what to avoid
Methadone should not be mixed with any other drugs, this can be very dangerous and you risk severe health problems.
Methadone overdose
Too much methadone can put you into a coma or stop breathing altogether.
Methadone withdrawal
When on a methadone treatment programme your dosage of methadone will be slowly decreased so as to minimise any effect of withdrawal
Methadone drug test
There isn’t an individual drug test available, but you can test for a number of drugs at once.
Methedone is a synthetic opiate used to replace heroin in the treatment of heroin withdrawal.
