Drug Addiction: Methadone Facts

drug addiction - Important information about methadone, its uses and its dangers. The drug methadone is used extensively in addiction treatment.

How many drug addictions start in heavy smoking? (10 points)?
Most well researched answer gets 10 points for best answer

Is it possible to reduce a mild drug addiction instead of stopping all at once ?
When I get stressed the withdrawals kick in and it becomes difficult. If I have a really bad day, will a little bit of meth in the evening before bed while Im trying to quit be ok ? Its crystal meth. I was clean for 4 days and yesterday I got in a terrible screaming fight with a friend who is a hardcore addict, first thing in the morning. The stress triggered terrible withdrawals that lasted the whole day and I did some last night to have a break from it. I was fine the first 3 days, and Im fine now without it. Can I do that ? The addiction is very mild because I developed it by accident when I was bored a month ago. The physical problems are always only triggered by anything psychologically painful. Thankyou.

	Methadone helps block the euphoric effects of drugs like heroin and morphine.

Teenage friend with drug addiction?
so i have this friend and we have been together since babies and we have been through everything, so like 5 months ago she saw online that sniffing sharpies will get you high, so me and her tried it and for like 5 mins we both felt really dizzy and the room was spinning but then we got really bad headaches so i decided to not do it again, but she likes it and she moved on to other inhalants and then she stole some of her mom's pain meds to get high, she also doesn't sleep much so she takes a lot of caffeine, is this ok or should i help her??, she doesn't have access to weed or anything else cause she is still in high school.this is a re post cause i didn't get enough answers and i had some additional info she was bullied since the beginning of her school career and suffered severe depression when she was younger but it was treated, she has since been going to see a child psychologist, but she has only told me this and she might feel uncomfortable if i asked any of my mates to help with this problem, she is now thinking of taking the pain meds again, in her room she has a schedule so her mom can never discover she is missing pills please help

If you ever have been in rehab for alcohol or drug addiction?
Please tell me what you've learned and how it helped you and people around you.

What are 3 solutions the government(or anyone big) has come up with for drug addiction?


Does anyone know if alcoholism and / or drug addiction is still legally considered a disability?


What parents should do when first confronted with adult child's drug addiction?
Want to know what to say to our child

Best friends recovering from drug addiction together- tips and advice!?
What is the best route for best friends who have both decided to recover from their drug addictions and do it together?Extra One of them recently moved three hours away, so they only see each other in person once a month or less but talk on the phone multiple times a week .

Does this sound like a possible drug addiction?
I used to date this guy. He's now 20 years old.A year ago, when we dated, he was tan, very fit, had muscles, had perfectly clear skin, got his hair cut all the time, was clean cut, smelled good. He was hot. He never went to parties or clubs back then but he did stay up late.I just saw him after a year of not seeing each other. He looked really bad. He was really pale it's hot where we live , he looked boney, he doesn't shave his face anymore, his hair is a long and dirty mess, his face is broken out in acne, bags under his eyes, and doesn't seem to be care about hygeine.He now parties and goes to clubs all the time so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.He's never done drugs and I'm pretty sure that he never would but he does drink.It's like he doesn't care about his appearance AT ALL anymore when he used to be finicky.Does that sound like a possible drug addiction?Yeah, I agree. I do think it's strange that goes to nice clubs all the time when he doesn't care about his appearance at all when people usually try to look as good as possible when going to clubs

What to hear stories about drug addiction?
I would like to know your or your friends' personal experiences and the effects on the family relationships. How does the you or your family feel about the addiction now?

How do I help my boyfriend get rid of a drug addiction?(additional details)?
Thank you for your previous answers, but I've noticed that the additional details did not show up, so here's a more complete version He's addicted to legal cocaine and it has very bad effects on him. He wants to quit and he's been off them for 2 weeks now, or at least that's what he tells me. What should I do to make it easier for him?How exactly should I be there for him?He has a tendency towards violence and rejects any help advice whatsoever from anyone...So....what do you think I should do, how can I help him? I tried taking him to a rehab center, it didn't work. I also tried telling his parents about it. A long time ago, he begged me to talk to his parents, if he got really addicted and if it got worse and worse. Which it did, so I talked to them about it and he swears he's been off for 2 weeks. He still has violent tendencies though.Another complication is that he's a cop. From my point of view, this relationship is over, I feel like I deserve much better. But I do love him and I feel it's my duty to help him quit in a way or another.

Subtopics on drug addiction?
im doing a research project on drug addiction and i need help with the subtopics..my thesis question is " is drug addiction a disease?" and we have to seperate the pros and cons.. so the pro is yes it is a diseaseand the con is no it is not a disease..please help me find subtopics for the pros and cons

How do you help friends with drug addictions?
it seems like most of my life ive been around drug addiction.like my friends are on cocaine,painkillers,just about most drugs you can think of.lost a friend a long time ago to meth.it caused him to have schizophrenia some crazy stuff to watch.still trying to figure out how to help.rehab is out of the question for the people i know that have these problems.i wasn't sure what category to put this in.they are not afraid to admit they have this problem.so it makes it a lot harder to convince them to stop.for the fact that its in there life style daily.yeah the funny thing is its more than one friend.i used to do drugs,but because of this main reason i stopped.i just smoked weed which is fine with me.im sober all the way because of drug addicts.it just seems like it was meant for me to be around drug addicts for some reason lol.or maybe im a drug addict magnet.i know its nothing to joke about.thats how it seems.

I know somebody that has symptoms of some type of drug addiction but I'm not sure what it is.?
The kid is about 21 years old and has been known to smoke a lot of weed since the age of about 17. He was your average joe pothead, nothing more. Lately, in the past couple months he has been going through a few changes. He used to be really over weight and now he has lost a lot of weight. He used to care about what he looked like and try to dress like the average kid, get haircuts, shave..etc. Well now he doesn't give a crap what he wears, never shaves, hair is a mess and is always walking around with not much energy. Some days he will sleep in his room all day long, and others he will not sleep at all. He's not into doing the things he used to do like talking on the phone to girls, going on facebook, playing videogames, watching football. Instead he goes out all night with some shady characters who are known to do heavy drugs and comes back in the early hours of the morning. Physical changes that i notice when he says he's just high are that his pupils are pinned to the size of a pencil point. He also will not stop scratching himself. He just sits down slumped and chills. His face has gotten more pale or a little bit different looking than 2 months ago.Does any one have any idea of what kind of drugs this person sounds like they might be using?