Methadone
Methadone (Dolophine) is a synthesized molecule with pharmacological actions very similar to those of the OPIOD drug, MORPHINE. Methadone serves an important place in the history of opioid A...
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Methadone Maintenance Programs
The history of methadone treatment offers a striking example of the benefits and limits of research findings on public attitudes and policies for methadone maintenance t...
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Methadone Maintenance Programs
Methadone is an analgesic (painkiller) that was first created in Germany during World War II. Its actions on the body are similar to those of morphine, which, like heroi...
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Methadone
OFFICIAL NAMES: Methadone, Dolophine
STREET NAMES: Fizzies, dollies, dolls
DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Schedule II, opioid narcotic analgesic
Overview
Methadone is a synthetic opioid narcotic, dis...
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Methadone
What Kind of Drug Is It?
Methadone is a synthetic drug, meaning that it is made in a laboratory from chemicals. It behaves like an opiate drug in the brain. Opiates are drugs, derived from t...
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