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Is methadone addictive?

April 26, 2017addictive methadone

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Is methadone addictive?

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Unfortunately, methadone is addictive. Many people who are in treatment for heroin have transferred their heroin addiction over into a methadone addiction, and continue taking the drug for years out of fear for withdrawal symptoms that will start once they stop taking it. However, methadone doesn’t have to be the new addiction for heroin addicts, and a gradual reduction in the dosages accompanied by treatment can help cure a methadone addiction. People can become addicted to methadone in many ways.