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Methadone Side Effects - What to Expect?
Thinking about using methadone but worried about the side effects? Well, firstly, know that while there are some side effects associated with the drug, it is a very well tolerated medication and most people find the side effects to be very manageable. Secondly, a lot of misinformation surrounds methadone, so some of what you may have heard may be untrue. Learn more about the side effects of methadone and learn if it might be a form of addiction treatment that will work for you.
Vicodin Addiction - Your Treatment Options
Is it Vicodin addiction or just Vicodin dependence? Not sure? A self test here can help. Next, learn about effective treatment options.
15 Signs Your Opioid Use Is Becoming Opioid Abuse
Do you use opioids (or does someone you love)? It’s so easy to slide from responsible use to dangerous misuse. Test yourself to make sure you’re not falling into addiction.
Ibogaine for Opiate Addiction Treatment: Miracle Cure or Illegal and Dangerous?
Ibogaine addiction treatment - can a single session really cure opioid addiction (no withdrawal symptoms or drug cravings)? Learn more about the risks and benefits here.
The 8 Commandments of Safe and Responsible Opioid Use
Scared to use opioids? Worried about overdose, addiction or diversion? Well for most people, cutting your risks substantially is as easy as following the 8 recommendations from the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Kratom for Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms: Risks and Benefits
Kratom leaves are used to reduce opioid withdrawal severity. Should you consider this potent supplement? Learn the risks and benefits here.
5 Reasons Why the California Society of Addiction Medicine Rejects Rapid Opioid Detox
Though the idea of avoiding withdrawal symptoms while under sedation sounds appealing, the California Society of Addiction Medicine does not endorse rapid opioid detox. Here are 5 primary reasons why they don’t.
Nigella Sativa (Black Seed) a Natural Opiate Withdrawal Cure?
Used for thousands of years as a traditional medicine, nigella sativa is a safe and effective complementary medicine that treats everything from cancer, to arthritis - and possibly opiate withdrawal. Learn more about the benefits (and risks) of this affordable and natural home-remedy for opiate withdrawal.
Tips for Coping with Opiate Withdrawal Induced Restless Legs Syndrome
Those creepy-crawly-jumpy legs that make sleep impossible – there are few things worse than the restless legs of opiate withdrawal. Only time will solve the problem, but there are medications and home-remedy treatments that can minimize their severity. Read on to get the tips you need to get to sleep.
Fentanyl Addiction and Withdrawal
Fentanyl, often sold under the name Duragesic, is a schedule 2 narcotic, and is one the most potent and dangerous of all the abused pain medications.
Harvard Researchers Say Electrical Acupuncture Works Well as a Treatment for Opiate Addiction
A study on electrical acupuncture demonstrates its possibilities as a form of opiate addiction treatment.
The 3 Stages of Suboxone Treatment
Treatment with Suboxone occurs in three phases, the induction, stabilization and maintenance phases. Learn what happens in each phase and how long it takes to move through these stages of care.
Switching from Methadone to Suboxone
Although someone wanting to switch from Suboxone to methadone for the treatment of an opiate addiction can do so easily, switching from methadone to Suboxone can be more complicated. People on methadone will generally first have to reduce their daily dosage down considerably before switching to ensure sufficient withdrawal symptoms relief from Suboxone.
Suboxone – Understanding Precipitated Withdrawal
If you try to abuse Suboxone or you take it for the first time before you're feeling opiate withdrawal symptoms, you can go into precipitated withdrawal - which is a sudden and intense medication caused entry into opiate withdrawal symptoms. Learn how Suboxone can cause precipitated withdrawal and learn how to make sure you'll never have to experience it!
How Long to Stay on Suboxone – Advice from a Suboxone Doc
Four pieces of advice on how long you’ll need to use Suboxone from one of America’s leading experts on the use of the drug.
Heroin Addiction: Physical Dependence + Addiction Brain Changes = A Tough Drug to Beat
Withdrawal symptoms don't tell the whole story. Learn why persistent cravings make heroin so tough to quit.
What Is Methadone? – An Introduction
Although methadone has long been a somewhat controversial and unfortunately stigmatized medication, it’s also the most effective medication for the treatment of opiate addiction. A daily dose of methadone removes all drug cravings and withdrawal symptoms from even the most severely dependent opiate abuser and lets you get your life back on the right track, free from the pulls of temptation. Methadone has a low entry cost and is easily available throughout America.
11 Reasons Why Teens Abuse Prescription Opiates – And How Parents Can Prevent It
From a study of thousands of adolescent opiate users we learn the 11 most common reasons why teens abuse pain pills. Ultimately it all comes down to easy availability and misperceptions about consequences and safety.