santaclara Forum Elite
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| | 06/08/04 - 01:09 PM  
 
   
 
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WHY WE USE METHDONE IS OPIATES TREATMENT AS WE KNOW METHADONE ITSELF IS MORE ADDICTIVE THEN OPIATES(HEROIN? THANX.
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| sia Forum Newbie
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| | 06/08/04 - 07:38 PM  
 
   
 
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Methadone is a legal synthetic opioid, it is used to prevent withdrawal symptoms of heroin.It has longer duration of action.
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| docofthebigapple Forum Senior

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| | 08/22/04 - 05:19 PM  
 
   
 
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I dont consider methadone to be having more addictive potential than heroin or similar products. ( which by the way is only my subjective view ) but methadone as said above has a longer duration of action and isused in the period of withdrawl symptoms.
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