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Suboxone and Methadone

Methadone and Your Bones

A reader with Paget's disease of bone and heroin addiction asks if methadone is harmful to bones and safe for their condition.

Answered by Yerachmiel Donowitz, LCPC,

Question

I have Paget's disease of bone and I am addicted to heroin. I am thinking about going on methadone.

I hear that methadone is not good for your bones but some people say that this is not true.

Is methadone harmful for your bones? Is it safe for me with my condition?

There are a lot of questions concerning methadone and the effect it has on bones. In the more reliable resources, this is not mentioned as a side effect. Your medical doctor would be in the best position to advise you.

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About the Expert

Yerachmiel Donowitz

LCPC,

Atlanta, United States of America

Specialties

Anger Management, Anxiety or Fears, Life Coaching, Addiction or Substance Abuse, Trauma and PTSD, Chronic Pain or Illness, ADHD, Depression, Finding Your Purpose in Life

License

my_license #LC7472

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