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Methadone Detox Symptoms

People struggling with Methadone Addiction face physical and psychological symptoms when detoxing. These can be hard to manage without the help and support of a professional detox program. There are certain opiate treatment centers that can minimize – even eliminate – the symptoms of Methadone withdrawal. Trying to quit on your own is not wise […]

Methadone Detox Options

Sometimes, people need to detox from a drug that was designed to help them kick other, more serious drugs. This can be the case with both methadone and Suboxone, considered opiate replacement therapies. If you have taken methadone for opiate addiction, you may be one of the people who find they’ve become dependent upon it. […]

Methadone Detox Myths

Contrary to what you may have heard, it is possible to become dependent upon medication prescribed to treat opiate addiction. Methadone and other opiate replacement therapies (Suboxone, Subutex) can be habit-forming as well, prompting patients to find a way to detox altogether from opiates. Methadone is often dispensed in a clinic for people who’ve become […]

Methadone Detox And Pregnancy

Pregnant women who are dependent upon Methadone or any other opiate may feel like they need to stop using these drugs at once. Fears about the danger to their unborn babies may prompt this, but officials strongly warn that trying to detox can do more harm. Trying a “cold turkey” Methadone detox is not the […]

Methadone Addiction and Family

It’s never easy to watch a loved one suffer through the ravages of opiate addiction. Oftentimes, family and close friends feel conflicting and often contradictory feelings about this. On one hand, many relatives and friends feel a sense of compassion, knowing their loved one isn’t fully in control of his or her actions. On the […]