Why methadone clinics

This is confusing to everyone, but the possibility is there that patients may not be given the opportunity to consent or refuse to consent. And it can be used by anyone. The National Governors Association has just released a toolkit extolling their value. Do you see where this is going? Discrimination against patients with substance use disorders, especially opioid use disorder, is widespread. Alison has written about substance use for more than 30 years.

She has also written for many years about medical coding. She also writes for Addiction Treatment Forum. Methadone treatment is an economical solution — both for patients and the country as a whole — that will help reduce costs across the board. On average, a methadone dosage lasts between 24 and 36 hours. Methadone treatment has been deemed safe for pregnant women. It also improves pregnancy outcomes. Methadone has been around for a long time.

The drug was first introduced in the s, and it has helped millions of people change their lives for the better. For many people, relapse is part of the recovery process. Methadone helps addicts who relapse avoid fatal overdoses. In fact, the risk of accidental overdose due to drug poisoning mortality goes down significantly in people who use methadone.

This is because methadone helps people maintain their tolerance to other opioids. This is helpful because, in the event that they do relapse, they receive less of a shock than they would if they had gone cold turkey. This is because they see the use of methadone as simply trading one addiction for another. This belief stems, in part, from the fact that some people have to stay on methadone for years or even the duration of their life. When methadone is taken in proper doses, it does not cause harmful consequences that are the same as those brought on by addiction.

People who receive treatment are able to live their lives normally and contribute to society. Finally, working with a clinic and starting methadone treatment can be instrumental in helping families and friends reconnect. Since clinics often offer family and group therapy options, addicts and their loved ones can make amends and develop new and healthier relationships.

The logic here is non-existent. How is trading 8 years of being dependent on methadone an opiate for 2 years of being dependent on heroin also an opiate worthwhile? Although substance abuse, physical dependence, and addiction are considered medical conditions, treatment for opiate dependence with methadone is not a necessary form of treatment.

Insurance companies rarely, if at all, cover methadone treatment for those addicted to opiates. And methadone treatment is expensive. Methadone is basically legal heroin that is being dealt indirectly by the government.

The goal is not to help you get off drugs. After only a couple of days of going to the clinic, I changed my mind about wanting to do a methadone maintenance and suddenly stopped going. I actually felt alright. She told me that I might feel OK for now but that I will undoubtedly start getting sick and that I needed to come back. My counselor put the fear of facing extreme withdrawals in me and I went back. This is my opinion, of course.