What are the drug interactions with methadone?
Methadone is a powerful drug and has a number of interactions and side effects that you should understand. Methadone must be used with caution. As with heroin and other narcotics, it is never safe to drink alcohol when using methadone. Excessive use of alcohol combined with methadone can cause breathing to stop, resulting in coma or death. Note: If you are taking any medication, you must notify the AMS physician at the time you enter the program and also tell your primary counselor. Caution: Opiate agonist/antagonist drugs (such as Talwin and buprenorphine) should not be prescribed for methadone-treated patients as they will produce opiate withdrawal illness.
