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We believe that active users have the right to information that could be life-saving. We are here to give you support, information,services and respect while you are still using.

Use these services; they have the info to keep you alive so you can get to a place you really want to be.
Educate yourselves!

This is a dangerous lifestyle, and there is a lot to know in order to stay safe, healthy and alive.

Methadone is a long acting oral analgesic that suppresses opioid withdrawal and reduces cravings without inducing sedation or euphoria.

The Methadone Maintenance Therapy Program involves medical evaluation and ongoing assessment, a daily dispensing of methadone, random supervised urine samples, Methadone Support Groups and long term outpatient counselling.

Before Using Methadone

Taking methadone improperly will increase your risk of serious side effects or death. Even if you have used other na

rcotic medications, you may still have serious side effects from methadone. Follow all dosing instructions carefully. Methadone may be habit-forming and should be used only by the person it was prescribed for. Methadone should never be given to another person, especially someone who has a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a secure place where others cannot get to it. Do not use this medication if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a narcotic medicine (examples include codeine, morphine, Oxycontin, Darvocet, Percocet, Vicodin, Lortab, and many others). You should also not take methadone if you are having an asthma attack or if you have a bowel obstruction called paralytic ileus.

Before taking methadone, talk to your doctor if you have:

• a personal or family history of "Long QT syndrome";
• asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, or o

ther breathing disorders;
• liver or kidney disease;
• underactive thyroid;
• curvature of the spine;
• a history of head injury or brain tumor;
• epilepsy or other seizure disorder;
• low blood pressure;
• gallbladder disease;
• Addison's disease or other adrenal gland disorders;
• enlarged prostate, urination problems;
• mental illness; or
• a history of drug or alcohol addiction.
FDA pregnancy category C. This

medication may be harmful to an unborn baby. It could also cause addiction or withdrawal symptoms in a newborn if the mother takes methadone during pregnancy. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment. Methadone can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby.
Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Older adults and people with debilitating conditions may be more sensitive to the effects of this medication.

What Is an Overdose?

Overdose (OD) happens when you take too much of a drug (or a combination of drugs), and it overwhelms your body–especially your brain and other important organs like your liver, heart, lungs and kidneys. When this happens your body looses the ability to cope with the drug: you may pass out, stop breathing, have heart failure or have seizures. All of these can kill you. Every drug user is at risk for overdose—whether you are using for a week or 30 years. But overdoses don’t have to be fatal!

What Happens if I Miss a Dose?

Use the medication as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and wait until your next regularly scheduled dose. Do not use extra medicine to make up the missed dose. If you miss your doses for longer than 3 days in a row, call your doctor for instructions. You may need to restart methadone at a lower dose.

What Happens if I Overdose?

Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine.An overdose of methadone can be fatal, especially if you take it with alcohol or other narcotic medications.

Overdose symptoms may include extreme drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, confusion, cold and clammy skin, weak pulse, shallow breathing, fainting, or breathing that stops.

Who Is at Risk For Overdose?

People who shoot drugs are at higher risk for overdose. Why? Because when you inject, the drugs get into your system all at once. This means that it hits you right away. When you smoke or snort it takes longer to get totally into your body.

What Puts You at Risk For an Overdose?

Mixing drugs: A very dangerous combination is opiates (heroin, fentanyl, morphine, methadone etc.) and benzos (klonopin, valium, xanax etc.) Both of these drugs bring you down. Benzos stay in the system for long periods of time. Benzos also make you forget stuff, such as how many you took, and then you shoot a bag of dope and overdose. Also, mixing drugs like heroin and cocaine can be very dangerous.

What Should I Avoid While Using Methadone?

Do not drink alcohol while you are taking methadone. Dangerous side effects or death can occur when alcohol is combined with methadone. Check your food and medicine labels to be sure these products do not contain alcohol. Methadone can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

**Tip: Try not to mix…this is so dangerous. Benzos and dope are really bad. Benzos are long acting so they stay in the system in a long time. For example, if you use benzos on Friday, they will still be in your system on Sunday. If you then use dope –even though it’s two days later—there’s a good chance you will go out.

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