Can long term methadone use wreck your body?

Question

i know someone who is on methadone(maintance) and also has hepatitis c, has been offered interferon alfa and ribavirn treatment for this but is'nt sure about the long term effects of methadone use

Answer 1

In a word...yes;

Answer 2

i don't know about physically but mentally it is shutting my brain down i cant remember things even simple words sometimes and i feel absolutely no motivation while I'm on it. I have now been on methadone for over 15 years and the only effect physically is that im now a fat bastard because i am so lazy on meth.
The big problem with meth is the fact that it is a lot more addictive than heroin so when you try to come off ( as I want to) you suffer from much worse withdrawel symtoms and they last alot longer. Seems abit silly really giving you a stronger drug to control your original drug addiction, its more about controlling your lifestyle and being able to live day to day without resorting to crime to pay for your smack than actually making your addiction less and easier to get off

Answer 3

It's addictive, you can't just quit taking it if you've been on it for awhile. Going cold turkey with this drug can kill you. This won't effect hep c.
I'm on chronic pain control with methadone. Don't care for it very much. The side effects suck.No appetite, feeling out of synch with yourself, random vomiting, having a BM is like delivering a kid. Did I say I don't like this CR

Answer 4

http://www.drugtext.org/library/books/methandbook/longterm.htm

This link as some usefull info