How to Beat Methadone Addiction Requires Medical Supervision

Addicts who use methadone to help rid themselves of an addiction to opiate drugs are often then faced with the problem of how to beat methadone addiction.

Methadone, a synthetic opiate developed in Germany in the early part of the 20th century, has been successfully administered to heroin addicts and those addicted to other strong opiates in order to minimize the addict's cravings for the original drug...

A.A. Cofounder Dr. Bob: His Younger Years at a Glance

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The A.A. Backdrop

The following quotes are taken from the A.A. General Service Conference-approved pamphlet titledThe Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous: Biographical Sketches: Their Last Major Talks(New York: NY: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 1972, 1975)—Pamphlet P-53:

It is estimated that Dr....

I know for a fact that is speaking from my experience about methadone addiction that a lot of people start using it to get off of heroin. When I first started using methadone I was using it for the buzz because it was legal and I did not have to chase it the way I did heroin. At this point I was not hooked yet this did not happen until many years later.

Methadone is nothing to toy around with; for instance, I have seen you people at the methadone clinic coming in to get off...

How to get through Tramadol Addiction

The way things are in this fast paced world today many people may have a Tramadol Addiction without even realizing it. This medication is used to treat moderate to severe pain. This medication should be only taken exactly as directed your prescribing physician. If this drug is taken as prescribed there is little to worry about becoming addicted to it. With this being said one thing you will want to know is that it can very easily becomes...

Admitting To The Problem in Step One

Step One – We admitted we were powerless over alcohol / our addiction – that our lives had become unmanageable.

What does it mean, “to admit”? The word admit doesn't seem all that direct, or purposeful, all by itself. However, when put into the context of this first step, and into the context of our lives, it has tremendous power. To admit is to accept something for what it really is... it means we are...

Most addicts don’t need to ask this question, they already know the answer. A life that revolves around the next fix, it fills your waking hours. Getting up in the morning (afternoon?) and getting everything into place. First, set the scene for the first act.  Scheming and plotting for the money, then for the substance. Fixed! First you get the habit. Then the habit gets you.

Addicts live to use, and use to live. Very simply, an addict is a person whose life is...

We have all had the experience of a stressful "life challenge" along the way. However, that is all it is, a stressful life challenge along the way! Along the way to what? To where? You have heard it said, "Life is a journey". (I will leave the afterlife talk to those folks that are willing to join the debate club.) Life is a journey to be enjoyed daily. Without getting into the frustrating and sometimes depressing questions of "what am I here for ?" Please...

There are many types of compulsive behavior. Compulsive gambling is one of the more serious types of compulsive behavior. It has the potential to not only ruin the life of the person who suffers from the compulsive behavior but to also ruin the lives of all of those close to him. It is important to understand that someone with a gambling problem is not gambling because he wants to. It is compulsive behavior, meaning that he can not control himself. That can be hard to understand and...

Drug Treatment Centers or alcohol treatment centers are available for people who are not able to stop using drugs and alcohol. Treatment Centers have been established to aid and assist people who need to get clean, learn about why they use, and develop tools or coping skills to remain free from active using. Some drug rehabs use different methods or therapies but the concept remains the same. They help people find out why out use and teach them how not to use every again. They are also...

Some people, both professionals and non-professionals or lay people, believe that there are three types of people who drink and use drugs; Social Users, Substance Abusers and Addicts. They consider Social Users those people who are supposedly trying to make something more out of otherwise positive, upbeat social situation - be it an interview, sporting event, date, family gathering or other activity where people are together. The user may be uncomfortable and try drugs to feel more at...