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Methadone, sold under the brand name Dolophine, among others, is an opioid used to treat pain and as maintenance therapy or to help with tapering in people with opioid dependence.

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Methadone is a Narcotic It can treat moderate to severe pain. It can also treat narcotic drug addiction.

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How does methadone effect the human body?

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How does methadone effect the human body?

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Once ingested,methadone is metabolized in a different way than the body processes other opiates, such as heroin or morphine. Through regular, prescribed doses, the body gradually begins to store methadone so that the effects of the drug last longer.

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How much can you ingest before methadone toxicity level becomes poisonous?

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How much can you ingest before methadone toxicity level becomes poisonous?

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Dosage also depends on the form of methadone you are using. In general, a starting dose of 2.5 mg to 10 mg is recommended every 8 to 12 hours by oral administration recommended for pain, going to 15 to 120 mg a day for opioid maintenance.

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What symptoms would a person have from taking methadone at a low toxicity level?: 

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What symptoms would a person have from taking methadone at a low toxicity level?: 

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Difficulty breathing/shallow breathing.

Hypotension (low blood pressure).

Twitching muscles.

Nausea and vomiting.

Cyanosis (bluish fingernails and lips).

Coma.

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What symptoms would a person have from taking methadone at a poisonous level?

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What symptoms would a person have from taking methadone at a poisonous level?

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Most people know that methadone is used not only as treatment for opiate addiction but also as a pain reliever. When a person begins use of methadone for pain, they are carefully monitored as the dose is adjusted to the right level, sometimes in a hospital or hospice setting. It is quite dangerous to give a person too-high a dose and ineffective in handling pain if they are given too little. When a person abuses methadone, however, they have no such protection. They are on their own to try to work out how much of the drug to abuse so that it won’t kill them.

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How much time does methadone stay in your body?

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How much time does methadone stay in your body?

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Methadone can stay in your system for 8-59 hours, depending on how much you take and which type.

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Is there a cure/reversal/treatment for methadone?

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Is there a cure/reversal/treatment for methadone?

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Treatment for methadone overdose may include: Administration of naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of overdose

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How would a forensic scientist test for methadone?

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How would a forensic scientist test for methadone?

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Forensic drug chemistry is simply chemistry as it is applied to the identification of illegal substances within the criminal justice system. Like all other chemistry disciplines, it examines the way the atoms and molecules in matter interact and bond with each other. All matter has a chemical signature, or set of characteristics that are unique to only that substance. Chemists use these characteristics to identify substances using scientific methods that can be replicated by other chemists and thus are presentable as fact in court. Forensic chemistry covers illegal drugs, explosives and poisons.

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Are there any researched based health benefits to using methadone?

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Are there any researched based health benefits to using methadone?

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Methadone is a medication used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to help people reduce or quit their use of heroin or other opiates.

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It is not legal to buy methadone online in many countries, including in the US.

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What requirements are needed to legally obtain it?

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What requirements are needed to legally obtain it?

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Patients taking methadone to treat opioid addiction must receive the medication under the supervision of a physician. After a period of stability (based on progress and proven, consistent compliance with the medication dosage), patients may be allowed to take methadone at home between program visits. By law, methadone can only be dispensed through an opioid treatment program (OTP) certified by SAMHSA.