Methadone Addiction Treatment in Vancouver, British Columbia by Options Okanagan Treatment Center in Kelowna, British Columbia treating Methadone addiction and recovery
Methadone is used for treating various drug addictions. Unfortunately, patients receiving it as treatment of heroin or other drug addiction develop methadone dependency, thus requiring a new treatment. Although Methadone is commonly prescribed by doctors in cases of opiate addiction, this drug is nothing but a synthetic opiate with strong addictive potential. It is like a blade with two cutting edges, so it needs to be used wisely and only when there’s no alternative.
Methadone can be as addictive as any other opiate drug, as it has the same characteristics. This is why, using it to replace Oxycontin, Percocet or Vicodin may lead to replacing one addiction with another one, thus needing a second round of treatment for the newly developed addiction.
Good To Know
Methadone, just like any other opiates, triggers a physical addiction as the body gets accustomed to the drug and tolerates it better and better. This increased tolerance means your body needs a bigger quantity of the drug in order to obtain the same effect. Methadone dependence doesn’t occur over night, but the period of time until a patient becomes addicted may vary from individual to individual. Despite its effects, methadone is one of the best treatments, but it needs to be given under strict medical supervision.
Your doctor will assess whether you need a methadone addiction treatment after you quit the initial drug that caused your problem. The symptoms and manifestations that may lead to this conclusion include:
1. Telling lies to your doctor with the purpose of obtaining additional methadone prescriptions or a higher dose of the drug.
2. Taking methadone with alcoholic drinks or with other drugs, with the purpose of getting high.
3. Taking higher doses than prescribed or using the treatment more often than recommended by your doctor.
4. Taking both methadone and the drug you were initially given the treatment to quit, thus rendering the treatment ineffective.
The good thing is that methadone has milder effects than other opiate drugs. Nonetheless, since it affects the pleasure centers in the brain, it has a high addictive potential. The main reason is the well-being sensation it generates and the fact that it removes the nasty withdrawal symptoms. Sometimes, patients are tempted to use methadone just like they used to take heroin or other recreational drugs.
Options Okanagan Methadone and Alcohol Treatment Centers in Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vancouver, British Columbia – Men and Women are recovering and healing from Alcohol and Drug Abuse at our treatment center here in the Okanagan right now.
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Numerous clients come to us from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and other locations in Alberta and BC for Opiate addiction treatment, Methadone drug treatment, many other drug and alcohol addictions for rehabilitation because of the uniqueness of our treatment center.
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