chronic pain
"I have been taking methadone for over ten years and it has allowed me to live my life.  Although I still have pain, I can manage it most of the time with a topical ointment.  I use methadone for pain from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.  I have a rod up my back from the arthritis and terrible pain in my hands, wrists, ankles, feet....It has really made a difference in my day to day living.  

The big negative is that I know I am addicted and that is a sobering situation.  I see a pain specialist monthly and I have every confidence in his ability to prescribe this medication for me for ever if that is what I need."