Methadone is an opioid, which is synthetically produced. It is used mainly as a substitute drug abuse for heroin addicts. Methadone was developed in 1929 in the IG Farben.

By breaking up the group after the war, however, was the first drug produced by the American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. It was used primarily as a painkiller. Since methadone but very addictive, makes this use is no longer common. Only in a few exceptional cases, for example in cancer pain, methadone is used as a painkiller.

Methadone can be used in different ways than Heroinsubstitut. During the blockade of the methadone addict methadone is supplied so much that he has no more need for heroin. This will be achieved above all that the illegal procurement of heroin is no longer necessary. When the addict methadone reduction method also starts with the maximum amount, but it will be reduced continuously.

In practice it has been shown that this addiction is not reduced, however, usually. Most addicts rather start again with the consumption of heroin. Therefore, it is now once again begun to replace the whole needs of methadone to heroin. To combat the addiction, but further measures are needed.

Methadone is administered in government programs (kbs970) oral only. Thus, the kick is dropped, resulting from the intravenous award. This is similar to methadone for heroin. But this kick increases addiction yet, so it makes sense to waive him.

Increasingly frequent in Germany, but on drug abuse, in which drugs without an underlying disease or be administered a medical necessity. Even when one speaks of an overdose of medication abuse.

The reasons for drug abuse are many. Some people want thus to master their everyday fears, want to produce intoxication, or hope to gain by the increased use of faster and better effect.

Normally, the physician should limit the issuance of such drugs. But who is medikamentensüchtig, will open up new sources (eg a new doctor), acquaintances and relatives will ask for procuring or obtains them possibly even illegal without a prescription.

No matter what the cause of taking the medication, they can especially in the use of analgesics and psychotropic drugs lead to dependence. In these cases, the abuse of medication a physical and spiritual longing caused by the pills or the medicine. A life without drugs is then just difficult.

Does the action after, need to take stakeholders, similar to drug addiction, new medications, their dose continuously increased. Taking the medication is not possible, the body often reacts by sweating and trembling, the victims will get nervous and sometimes even panic. Has reached this stage, the body can not already do without! Taking it further damages both the liver and the kidneys, which can be life threatening.

Currently in Germany, according to various statistics, medikamentensüchtig between 1.5-2.0 million people. Several organizations are now working with stakeholders to allow them an exit from the addiction. To eliminate the drug abuse in the future, extensive medical and psychological treatment is necessary.