According to new research published in the journal Biology of Sex Differences more than 50% of female methadone clinic patients became addicted to opioids after using opioid painkillers prescribed by doctors Methadone is a scheduled II opioid medication. Methadone reduces withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to heroin or other narcotic drugs and thus used in maintenance therapy in people with opioid dependence. It is also prescribed for managing severe chronic pain owing to its long duration of action and strong analgesic effect. There are several clinics for dispensing this medicine as per recommended guidelines.
These clinics are called Methadone clinics. Patient seeking help in such clinics have alarmingly increased all over the world. About 30% of patients under narcotic rehabilitation therapy became addicted through doctor-prescribed medicine of opioid class for chronic pain…
