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How Well Does Methadone Maintenance Treatment Work?
A synthetic opioid with analgesic activity. Methadone mimics the actions of
endogenous peptides at CNS opioid receptors, primarily on the mu-receptor and has
actions similar to those of morphine and morphine-like agents. The characteristic
morphine-like effects include analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression,
miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence. However, the detoxification
symptoms between morphine-like agents and methadone differ in that the onset of
methadone's withdrawal symptoms is slower, the course is more prolonged and the
symptoms are less severe.
Methadone Facts
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People who use methadone for longer-term maintenance have better outcomes than people who use
methadone as a part of a shorter term detox protocol.
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recommends a minimum of one year in methadone
maintenance treatment for best outcomes.
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People on higher doses of methadone stay in treatment for longer periods of time, and have better
outcomes, than do people on minimal doses of methadone. A recent medical study compared the
treatment outcomes of people on 40 mgs of methadone a day and those who were taking 75 mgs of
methadone a day. They found that higher doses of methadone are associated with significantly higher
treatment retention (in this case a doubling between those who take 40 mgs and day and those who
take 75mgs a day).
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Every person has unique dosage needs. People can metabolize methadone quite differently, and thus
dosages should not be capped by maximum recommendations. Instead, the healthcare provider who is
supervising the methadone maintenance treatment should evaluate the reduction of withdrawal
symptoms reduction the cessation of drug cravings in order to determine the ideal methadone dosage.
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If people stay on methadone for longer than two weeks, there is an 80 percent chance that they will
stay with their methadone maintenance treatment for six months or longer.
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Studies show that methadone maintenance treatment dramatically reduces illicit opiate use, criminal
behavior, risky sexual practices, and the transmission of HIV.
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In 2005, more than 4,000 people fatally overdosed on methadone or methadone and other drugs
together. Many of these people were using high doses of methadone in an unsupervised effort to treat
pain, or were illicitly using methadone for recreational purposes.
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Unlike Suboxone or Subutex, methadone has no ceiling of effect. Even people with very heavy heroin
habits can get full withdrawal symptom relief from methadone.
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Methadone does not harm any major organs, even if taken for decades.
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People in methadone maintenance treatment programs have 30 percent the mortality rate of opiate
users who are not in methadone maintenance treatment
Methadone Works Well, but It's Not an Overnight Solution
Although methadone is sometimes used in a short-term detoxification protocol, methadone has shown its best
results when used as a long-term maintenance medication for opiate addiction.
Methadone withdrawal can be difficult, but the medication works very well to keep you stable, free from pain,
and free from drug cravings as you rebuild the infrastructure of a broken life.
Eventually, most people feel stronger and ready to slowly taper down off of methadone, but some people
continue to use the drug for many years, or even for life. Methadone maintenance treatment is not a “quick
fix,” but it does offer the opportunity to heal the scars of previous addiction and build a sober life.
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