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the way I see it is
it can not hurt you any more than you are hurting now.
so give it a short and let the Doctor influence your thought pattern for a better future..
it just may be the thing you need to push you over that hill to freedom
good luck
and God Bless
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I know someone who has used any type of speed he could get his hands on for the last 10 years.His drug of choice for the last few years has been crystal meth, or ice as it is called. He really wants to just have a normal life now but this addiction has a hold on him that he can't get loose from. I heard methadone clinics can help with this but I can't find anything on the net about it.
Hi, I am on Methadone Maintenance from addiction to Meth,we call it crank,over 15 years.
It depends how much Methadone it takes to make this person "comfortable",weather or not he will become addicted to the methadone.
The clinic I go to has 165 people there and alot of them get off it after a while.I will be taking it for the rest of my life, but that is ok with me.
You can Email me if you have any other Questions.
It can be treated by cognitive behavioral therapy to help patients behavior or thinking. Antidepressant medication will also do to combat depresive symptoms.
People often ask, what's the best way to treat drug addiction, eating disorders, depression and anxiety etc - is it medication, or is it talking therapy - or both?
You obviously need *some* level of language skill to be able to use cognitive therapy at all - and the more intelligent you are, the stronger your language skills will be.
But on the other hand, if you develop an illness that makes you paranoid, then the more intelligent you are, the more likely you are to come up with really wacky complicated conspiracy theories, which other people will find it hard to talk you out of.
I think crystal meth addiction is particularly worrying. Heroin addiction can be treated with methadone, but there's nothing like that for meth. And in some third world countries, literacy levels are very low. What would the western world do if our poorer neighbours got caught in a meth epidemic? If cognitive therapy doesn't work with people who have learning difficulties, it could be VERY scary!
To answer your first question: it depends on the therapist. If he is an "intelligent person" he will recognize that intelligence is relative. An African Bushman is as intelligent as a Wall Street stock broker when it comes to survival in his/her particular environment. The therapist needs to be and probably will be attuned to much the same environment as his/her client so he/she will understand his/her peculiar needs.There are no "stupid people" just mistaken ones.
By that word "mistaken" I mean, some people get "taken" by others (such as drug pushers and peer pressure) down "mis-directed" paths. Cognitive therapy administered by a competent understanding therapist can help these people. It sometimes takes a cured user who has been trained in the particular clients language and culture to do it.
this lady, from a class said once that drugs that make you up, just make people with ADD mellow
i still think that's far fetched
but I remember one of my friend's was just crazy
he was wicked funny and just wild
and one day I saw him in school and he was just sitting there all calm and reading a book which was bizarre
and he almost seemed depressed
he just mumbled that he had to take his meds
and
I know it was adderall, or i assume ritalin is the same?
but
he also did a lot of drugs, but he was never into stuff with that derivitive, like E, or meth
so, I was thinking
if meth is such an insanely addictive drug
maybe there is some biological mechanism in people with ADD that could be adjusted or created to treat such an addiction??
seems possible
Interesting question, so it had me searching and suprisingly, yes, it is used when other medication does not work.
Methamphetamine is used medically under the brand name Desoxyn for the following conditions:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
Extreme obesity;
Narcolepsy
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Methamphetamine is a very addictive stimulant drug that affects the central nervous system. It is a Schedule II stimulant, which means it has a high potential for abuse and is available only through a prescription that cannot be refilled. However, its medical uses are limited and the doses prescribed are much lower than those typically abused. Most of the methamphetamine abused in this country comes from foreign or domestic superlabs, although it can also be made in small, illegal laboratories, where its production endangers the people in the labs, neighbors, and the environment. Chronic methamphetamine abuse significantly changes how the brain functions. Noninvasive human brain imaging studies have shown alterations in the activity of the dopamine system that are associated with reduced motor performance and impaired verbal learning.1 Recent studies in chronic methamphetamine abusers have also revealed severe structural and functional changes in areas of the brain associated with emotion...
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Methamphetamine is commonly known as “speed” or “meth.” It is a white and odourless crystalline powder that easily dissolves in water. The drug was developed early in this century from its parent drug, amphetamine, and was used originally in nasal decongestants, bronchial inhalers and other related products. Like amphetamine, it causes increased activity, decreased appetite, and a general sense of well-being. Meth is a highly addictive substance, and is widely abused among our youth. It has become Meth addiction is a serious problem and often has very serious consequences.
Treatments for meth addictions range from method to method. The primary treatment for methamphetamine addictions is an intensive outpatient program that is designed to treat the patient’s dysphoira, paranoia, psychosis and agitation. Successful meth treatment requires the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy. This approach prepares the addict for life-long recovery. Although recovering from meth addiction is challenging, it is not impossible. With determination and support the addiction can be beat.
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