At addiction rehab centers around the nation, methadone is used to treat opioid addiction for heroin and prescription or street narcotic pain medication addiction. Although methadone has been available in the United States since 1947, there are still a lot of misinformed people and false beliefs tha…Read More
There is a common fear among both opiate addicts and their families that medication addiction recovery treatments such as methadone simply replace one addiction for another. This is usually based on the history of opiates and the modifications used to treat different ailments. For instance, heroin w…Read More
Since the 1970s, Methadone has been used to help treat opiate addiction. It is an opioid derivative, which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin or prescription opioids such as Vicodin or Percocet. Methadone is used to block the effects of opioids to help decrease cravings and to help …Read More
