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A Guide To Tapering Off Methadone (With Dosing)
The protocol to prevent painful methadone withdrawal symptoms is to gradually decrease the dose of methadone by 10mg until down to 40mg. Then, decrease only 2.5-5mg until down to zero.
Methadone Interactions: How Drugs & Alcohol Interact with Methadone
While most medications are safe to take with methadone, mixing depressants like alcohol, benzodiazepines and other opioids can be fatal.
The Top 5 Methadone Myths
Misinformation about methadone stops people from getting life-saving treatment. After you read, please help spread the facts about methadone.
A Family Guidance Center Alternative That’s Covered By Insurance
Both Family Guidance Centers and Symetria Recovery offer outpatient opioid addiction medications with locations throughout Illinois, but with different costs and experiences.
Drug Testing for Methadone: How Long Does Methadone Stay In Your System?
Drug testing for methadone is uncommon, but methadone can be detected if specifically requested on a urine screen and on all other types of drug screens.
Methadone Overdose: Risks, Symptoms & Treatment
Methadone overdose occurs when someone takes more than an appropriate amount of the medication or when a high dose is mixed with drugs like benzodiazepines or other opioids. Usually, methadone overdose is unintentional, caused by a lack of understanding of how methadone overdose works. Skip To Symptoms | Timing | Dose | Prevention | Treatment ... Methadone Overdose: Risks, Symptoms & Treatment
Methadone Side Effects: How To Get Relief
Methadone is generally well tolerated. Side effects can usually be relieved, sometimes even without medications. The side effects also tend to get better as the methadone dose is stabilized.
IOP vs. PHP – what’s the difference?
IOP and PHP are both outpatient options for treating drug or alcohol addiction. While both IOP and PHP are less commitment than inpatient rehab, PHP is more intensive than IOP.
Drugs and Pregnancy: What Happens If Your Baby Tests Positive For Drugs or Alcohol?
Doctors test for drugs while pregnant and screen newborns for drugs and alcohol. Exposures are usually reported. What happens next depends on the mother and the state laws.
Subutex: What is Subutex? (With Photos)
The Subutex brand was discontinued in 2011, but the word is used to describe buprenorphine-only medication, as opposed to Suboxone which also contains naloxone for a safeguard.
Heroin Abscess (Photos + Treatment)
An abscess from IV drug use is a mass or pus & bacteria under the skin. The infection can be life-threatening.
Sublocade: The “Suboxone Shot”
Sublocade is buprenorphine (the same medication in Suboxone) given as a monthly injection. It is used to treat moderate to severe opioid addiction.