really know about methadone?
Take NAMA’s Methadone Awareness Test and find out!
Most Frequently Asked Question:
Is methadone maintenance “trading one
addiction for another”
- Pregnant women should withdraw or at least lower their dose of
methadone so that the baby is not born dependent. True or false?
Answer
- Methadone gets into the bone marrow, rots the teeth, and “depletes
calcium”. True or false? Answer
- Methadone suppresses the immune system so that HIV+ methadone patients
should be encouraged to withdraw. True or false?
Answer
- If it is necessary for a methadone patient to take pain medication they
do not need strong narcotics because the methadone will block the pain. True or false?
Answer
- Methadone causes patients to become alcoholics and/or cocaine abusers.
True or false? Answer
- Methadone is more addicting than heroin.
True or false? Answer
- Methadone patients should not be allowed to operate heavy machinery or
to drive a car. True or false? Answer
- Methadone was named for Adolph Hitler.
True or false? Answer
- When they do autopsies on methadone patients, the patients’ internal
organs are dyed bright Orange. True or false? Answer
