Clinics in Toronto, Scarborough, Hamilton, Peterborough, and Kingston
Clinics in Toronto, Scarborough, Hamilton, Peterborough, and Kingston
Methadone blocks the euphoric effects of all opioid drugs. It does not block the effect of the drugs on your central nervous system. The doses of the other drugs added to the Methadone could cause an overdose and possibly death.
No. When you first start treatment you may feel lightheaded or sleepy for a few days.
Alcohol and Valium and other benzodiazepine drugs like Xanax, Ativan, and Halcion are all Central Nervous System Depressants. They slow down breathing and can cause cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. Cocaine and Crack also pose dangers that could lead to cardiac arrest and death. Marijuana has depressant effects. It also affects the respiratory system and can interfere with other prescriptions you are taking. Also Marijuana, depending on how often you smoke, can be detectible in your urine tests over a long period of time.
You won’t be given your dose unless the pharmacist is convinced that it is safe for you to do so. Alcohol can also speed up the metabolism of Methadone in your body leading to early onset of withdrawal symptoms.
No. When you start treatment your starting dose will be less than 30mg. Doses over the starting dose of 30mg can kill in a matter of hours. The second highest incidence of death from Methadone is from people giving or selling their doses to non-Methadone users. Deaths have been associated starting with doses in amounts as little as 30mg to 50mg. Between 1996 and 2000 in Ontario 151 of 194 Methadone related deaths were in people who took diverted Methadone and were not in Methadone treatment.
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