Methadone

Methadone is a synthetic drug designed to work like opiates.^[1] Like opiates Methadone is addictive. Nevertheless, methadone is used as a treatment for people addicted to opiates and opiods. It is easier to administer Methadone in ways that do not re-inforce a patient's addiction by triggering euphoria.

Methadone treatment is highly regulated, because, it can be used by addicts, to get high, if administered on the black market.^[1]

In the United States individuals are forced to accept methadone treatment.^[1] Convicts are told that agreeing to methadone treatment will be a condition of their parole. Addicts applying for social assistance are told that agreeing to methadone treatment will be a condition of their receiving benefits.their breathing.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Clare Stroud; Sheena M Posey Norris; Lisa Bain (2022-07-15). "The History of Methadone and Barriers to Access for Different Populations". National Academies of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2026-05-08. By 1972, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had instituted severe regulations that restricted access, said Roberts. These regulations were designed primarily to prevent methadone from being diverted to the street, he said. For example, patients were required to receive medication under close supervision at federally approved clinics and submit to regular urine testing. Some states also employed coercive tactics, such as requiring participation in a methadone program in order to receive public benefits or to obtain release from prison, said Roberts. Physicians were also subject to close scrutiny and were required to have complicated security systems to prevent diversion.

[Ncbi2022-07-15-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Clare Stroud; Sheena M Posey Norris; Lisa Bain (2022-07-15). "The History of Methadone and Barriers to Access for Different Populations". National Academies of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2026-05-08. By 1972, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had instituted severe regulations that restricted access, said Roberts. These regulations were designed primarily to prevent methadone from being diverted to the street, he said. For example, patients were required to receive medication under close supervision at federally approved clinics and submit to regular urine testing. Some states also employed coercive tactics, such as requiring participation in a methadone program in order to receive public benefits or to obtain release from prison, said Roberts. Physicians were also subject to close scrutiny and were required to have complicated security systems to prevent diversion.

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