methadone use

1. For the analgesic: Oral: Adults 5 ~ 10 mg / time, 2 or 3 times / day, or if necessary, muscle or subcutaneous injection of 5 ~ 10 mg / times. High plasma peak deltoid injection, showed a larger role, so can be used deltoid injection. Maximum dose 10mg / second, 20 mg / day.
2. For opioid detoxification: opioid withdrawal symptoms after acute withdrawal is a "self-limiting disorder," such as no serious physical complications, most of the acute withdrawal symptoms by 14 to 21 days to reach different levels of mitigation. Patients with pain methadone can get through smaller and more secure acute withdrawal period. Opioid withdrawal 4 to 6 hours after the withdrawal symptoms appear (depending on the length of the half-life of drug dependence, heroin is usually 4 to 6 hours), 48 to 72 hours response to the most serious withdrawal symptoms, after which withdrawal symptoms gradually reduced, by 14 to 21 days most of the acute withdrawal symptoms have been alleviated or basically removed.
According to the characteristics of opioid withdrawal symptoms, can be reduced 2 to 3 weeks of methadone treatment programs, see the application of specific principles.