Drugs Information: Methadone

Substance: Methadone

Category: Opioids-synthetic painkillers

Legal Status
Prescription only medicine .

Effects
Methadone is an opioid, a painkiller and a depressant. It is used as a heroin substitute and is a slow release drug. Methadone is equally as addictive as heroin and can be dangerous if mixed with barbiturates or alcohol.

How long it stays in your system

Can last in your system approximately 3 days.

Scientific / Trade or Slang Name
Meth, Physeptone, Phy

Method of use
Orally (or injected if in tablet form).

NOTE:
The effect upon the individual of any drug may vary, depending on factors such as the expectations of the user, mood, amount used, the setting, tolerance, and whether it is mixed with other drugs, which can be fatal. Some of the drugs above are synthetic drugs which are produced in unregulated laboratories. As such they are rarely pure and are often altered with a range of toxic and other dangerous agents.