Guide Note Methadone, trade name Dolophine, is a strong opiod that is known to be much cheaper than competing pain medications. For this reason it has become a common street drug and is easier for addicts to aquire. It is legally used to treat narcotic addiction, mostly Heroin addictions, for moderate to severe pain, and for chronic pain.
Fast Facts:
- Uses: to treat acute or chronic pain and for detoxification or maintenance treatment of opioid addiction
- Types: Oral pill or oral liquid
- Considered an Opiod
- Half life: of 15 to 60 hours
- Highly addictive
- Methadone is the #2 most deadly drug in the United States
- Almost all Methadone related deaths are those of addicts
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Methadone.