chronic pain
"I have had the same experiences as many others - chronic pain.  I have tried all prescription pain relief which has led to dependency. This  has been helped by methadone.  However, it surprises me that this page reads like an endorsement for the drug... methadone IS still a drug and a highly addictive one, at that.  I have read people saying 100 mgs/day and 10 years of use. Methadone can be effective but, it is not an ideal substitution for other drugs, There is a bad stigma attached because it CAN be dangerous. I hope that no one chooses to self- medicate after reading these comments and I most definitely don't want kids to get the impression that it is safe to take in such high dosages or at all without a prescribing physician. Good luck to everyone."