Posted by stjames on January 5, 2002, at 20:53:06
In reply to Re: methadone? » stjames, posted by Elizabeth on January 5, 2002, at 3:48:19
If people are led to believe that methadone won't get them high or addicted or cause motor impairment, they are liable to exercise less caution about the way they use it. I think it's important that people not be misinformed about drugs that they might be taking.
You might want to look at some studies
"The insensitivity of these tests of skill performance to the acute effect of methadone on the clients within the methadone maintenance program indicate that these clients should not be considered as impaired in their ability to perform complex tasks such as driving a motor vehicle."
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:KAnhFvX-WUcC:www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/MISC/driving/ddimp.htm+motor+impairment+and+methadone&hl=enMMT is what I know, that is why I mention it. I have never thought that is was not addicting.
These reaction tests indicate to me that once stable on a dose one is not impaired.I don't see a connection to high and dependance, ie, just because you don't get high from something does not mean dependance will not happen.
A quick check of the archive will show that many
do think if one takes an opioid for a mental illness they are getting high so they feel better, that this is all that is happening, and it is bad. Many where I live feel the same about
MMT, they are still just getting high and nothing has changed.Warning: I have ADD, expect tangents !
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