dangerously low levels of cardiac and respiratory function that may result in hospitalization and .
death (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Test Manual, 2011). Both the use of methadone .
as a treatment option and the conjunctive use of the drug with other illegal narcotics contribute.
to the build-up of rapid tolerance of the drug in the addict's system, complicating recovery and .
creating issues of cross-addiction. .
Medical complications from opiate addiction, such as infectious diseases and bacterial infections (HIV, STDs, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Diabetes, etc.) combined to pressure medical professionals and governmental agencies to quickly put free methadone clinics into place to combat the physical and social negative effects of the drugs that were administered to combat veterans, resulting in addictions. The hope was that the inadvertent addictive nature of morphine, heroin, and other opiates, administered as pain relief during battlefield injuries, could be quickly addressed through the miracle cure of methadone treatment. .
Psychological Effects.
The psychological effects of methadone treatment as an option for heroin addiction can have .
very similar effects to full-scale heroin addiction. One of the negative aspects of methadone as a.
treatment option has been the addictive nature of the drug, counteracting some of the more positive.
effects of methadone as a substitute for heroin. Addicts finding themselves addicted to methadone or cross-addicted to methadone and heroin tend to exhibit similar characteristics to opiate addiction: apathy, depression, irritability, but also present with typical characteristics to addicts suffering from amphetamine addiction: insomnia, restlessness, violent tendencies, and aggression. The cross-addiction and the synergistic effect of combining both an opiate and an amphetamine based medication can bring forth the worst symptoms and presenting problems of both addictions within the same client.
He also legalized the methadone clinics, enabling users who wanted to become clean to do so at the government and taxpayer's expense. ... Our taxes pay for the overcrowded prisons, the methadone clinics, the drug education programs, the Welfare checks that are spent on drugs, the list goes on and on. 3. 4. ... Another misconception is that marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol. ...
