Methadone addiction in Canada

Drug Rehab Services is a no cost referral agency to inform you and help you find the proper treatment for methadone addiction. We have helped thousands of persons getting the proper help in the following services:

• Outpatient treatment
• meetings
• Residential treatment
• Detox centers
• Private drug treatments
• Long term treatments

Our goal is to provide you the best advice possible to attend a rehab centre so you or a loved one get a drug free life.  Because of the many types of drug rehabs, some might have trouble knowing which one is best suited for their needs.

If you are looking to get on methadone or calling for a loved one who wants to get on methadone maintenance. Drug Rehab Services will not refer you to a methadone clinic. The whole purpose of methadone was to switch people from heroin or opiates to methadone and then weaned them off of the methadone so they can be drug free. In reality, this is not what is happening. People are put on methadone and then they get increased to really high dosage (we have seen up to 400mgs a day) and then people call us to get off of it. In Canada, there are no facilities that takes people off of high dosage of methadone. We have to refer people to the U.S where they have specialized clinics to get people safely off of it.

We have had people calling us on long term methadone maintenance who does not have a life anymore. It is a strong pain killer so it does not just kill the physical pain but also the emotions. People are numbed emotionnally so they feel like robots.

Methadone treatment

In Canada, there is definitely a problem with methadone and its abuse and addiction. There has been an increase of methadone use as even some of the rehab centers use methadone to treat addiction to hard drug. In 2002, there were almost 2,000 people undergoing methadone treatment in the province of Quebec alone. A survey done in Montreal city showed that eight percent of the young population had at least taken methadone once in their lives.

Methadone is an opioid, and is both used as an analgesic and an anti-addictive. It is also used as a drug that helps with chronic pains. It is very effective and of very low cost compared to some other substances. This makes it a lot easier for people to abuse it. It can easily create a physical dependence and tolerance so it is to be avoid if possible. Methadone was first tested in the 1940s in Germany, but now it is used internationally and a lot of people have become addicted to it. Some of those people might need to go to a drug rehab in order to handle their methadone addiction.

Methdadone, even when used medically, produces some undesirable effects, some of them are listed below:

• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Hallucinations
• Constipation
• anorexia
• Vomiting
• Euphoria
• Headaches
• Mood Swings
• Insomnia

There are of course many more effects than those mentioned above produced by methadone consumption.

If a person stops or tries to stop taking methadone after having consumed a lot of it, certain things will happen during withdrawal. Below is a list of some of the possibilities.

• Suicidal thoughts
• Delirium
• Hallucinations
• Depression
• Exhaustion
• Paranoia
• Sneezing
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• High blood pressure
• Chills

Where can I found a methadone treatment?

There are several places where you can find help for methadone addiction in Canada. There are different settings such as residential, outpatient etc. Is a detox needed? There are many options to treat methadone addiction and one should think before choosing a drug rehab to make it is what they are looking for. One of our counselors can do an assessment and give you the best option on methadone programs  for you or someone you love. Let us help you.

If you or a loved one have a problem with methadone abuse
We can help!
Call one of our counsellors today!
1-877-254-3348