can aderall or ritalin be prescribed for methamphetamine withdrawls like methadone for heroin?
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No, Aderall and Ritalin cannot be used for meth withdrawls.  They're amphetamine based drugs so to prescribe them is compounding the problem.  \n\nCheck your local listings for drug treatment centers and see if they have an outpatient treatment program.  They'd be the best people to tell you if there are any drugs that can be prescribed for withdrawls.\n\nAlso, check your local Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous or Cocaine Anonymous chapters for meetings and get yourself to one pronto.  They're the best people and there are many online meetings if you don't choose to go to one in person.\n\nIf you need to, feel free to email me with any recovery related questions and I'll point you in the right direction.  My email is the same as the Yahoo ID I'm using here.
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A lot of water. Eat nutritional foods and multi-vitamins wouldn't hurt. Don't let your friend get too hungry or too tired. It's hard for a person to quit meth, but never impossible. I've never done it, but my ex did, and still does. I'm glad you haven't given up on your friend. I think what your friend needs is in-care treatment.\n \n\nI have a link for you, but drugs for this are still being tested. I've only copy/pasted some of the information. Good luck.\n\nAntidepressant May Ease Meth Addiction\n\nNov. 23, 2005 -- The depression drug bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban, Amfebutamone) may help treat addiction to the stimulant methamphetamine, also called "crank," "meth," and "speed."\n\nThe finding comes from a small, brief study of meth users. It's too early to know if bupropion will become the first drug approved for treating meth addiction.\n\nThe study by Thomas Newton, MD, and colleagues appears in the advance online edition of Neuropsychopharmacology. Newton is a psychiatry professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
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Hallucinogens, narcotics, depressants and stimulants.  This link: http://www.health.org/govpubs/rpo926/ has a good list of each type.
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ritalin is a stimulant (but only for people who don't have ADD or ADHD)\nfor some reason, it has an opposite effect on those who are already hyper.\nI disaprove of psychological drugs, so I will never take any, but whether you or yours takes them is up to you.\n\nRitalin is methylphenidate as a chemical name\n\n •  If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking methylphenidate and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately:\n     · an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives);\n     · an irregular or fast heartbeat;\n     · chest pains or very high blood pressure (blurred vision, severe headache, flushing);\n     · unusual behavior or confusion; or\n     · liver damage (yellowing of the skin or eyes, nausea, abdominal pain or discomfort, unusual bleeding or bruising, severe fatigue).\n• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take methylphenidate and talk to your doctor if you experience\n     · insomnia (difficulty sleeping);\n     · nervousness;\n     · drowsiness;\n     · dizziness;\n     · headache;\n     · blurred vision;\n     · tics (repetitive movements);\n     · abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting;\n     · decreased appetite or weight loss; or\n     · slower weight gain and/ or growth.\n• Methylphenidate may cause drug dependence.\n• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
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Pharmaceutical companies and psychiatrist have gone to bed to create one the biggest profit centers in the history of legal drugs. \n\nAsk yourself this question and really think about the answer. What kind of society drugs its’ children to force their compliance with the system? Drugging has become a tool of conformity and control. \n\nThe DEA found that methylphenidate had nearly identical effects on humans as amphetamines and cocaine. \n\nThis powerful stimulant, that has the highest abuse potential and dependence profile of all drugs that have medical usefulness, is prescribed mostly to children. By the mid nineties, methylphenidate sales leveled off at 11 million prescriptions per year. Around that time the sales of other amphetamines (primarily Adderall, used for treatment ADD and ADHD) increased from 1.3 million prescriptions in 1996 to 6 million prescriptions by 2000. According to United Nations data the United States of America consumes 85% of all methylphenidate production. Of this 85%, 80% is prescribed to children. Apparently, ADD and ADHD are not common afflictions in other parts of the world.\n\nIn 1985, 500,000 American kids were diagnosed with ADHD. Today, between over 7 million children in the United States are labeled with this disorder. \n\nWhat happened in the nine years between 1991 and 2000? In 1991, the United States Department of Education made children with ADD and ADHD eligible for special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act. In 1991, kids diagnosed with ADHD or ADD became eligible and entitled to extra government funding for their schools. School districts across America now had a financial incentive to label kids with ADD and ADHD. \n\nIt is pretty clear that we have become a society that drugs its’ children for financial gain and to force compliance with the system. Schools have a financial incentive, but why would parents drug their kids? Some parents who resist are threatened by schools and social workers. They are told refusing to medicate their kids is akin to abuse. \n\nMany parents cooperate in the drugging of their children, because if their kids have a “disease”, it is not the parent’s fault. Behavior problems are the parent’s fault, while a disease is out of their control. Parents are labeling their kids, so they do not have to take the responsibility for their child’s behavior. This behavior may be nothing more than rebellion to conformity, but nonetheless embarrassing to the parents. Support groups for parents further these beliefs. Not surprisingly, groups like CHADD, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, are funded by Ciba/Novartis, maker of Ritalin. \n\nWorse yet, they are teaching these kids that they are not responsible for their behavior either. If they misbehave, it is the disease in control. Then they drug the kid and credit the medication for his good behavior. These drugged kids become nothing but shells of human beings, not responsible for themselves and addicted to powerful drugs.\n\nADD is not even a real disease. According to Merriam- Webster’s Dictionary, ADD is a syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious underlying physical or mental disorder and that has several subtypes characterized primarily by inattentiveness or primarily by hyperactivity and impulsive behavior or by the significant expression of both. There are no physical or chemical abnormalities conclusively associated with ADHD. \n\nDiagnosis of ADD comes from observation of the subject. How can you diagnosis a mental disorder, like attention deficit, by observation of physical activity? The people who diagnose children do not have any idea of the mental functioning of the subject’s brain. By the syndrome’s name it implies that the subject can not keep his attention focused, he has lack of attention. You could possibly say a person’s attention was not on a certain subject, but that does n
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you havn.t give your ritalin script in girl......i have been on dexedrine ten years now,i read 60mg made you really "speedy." well i was given it not knowing what it was,buy a stupid dr.anyway your tolorance soon grows with dexedrine im on 200mg a day.yea,40 dex a day,i hardly feel it.Unless im coming off,the only diffrence between dex and ritalin is one is amphet,rit is coke,no matter what the drs say......snort one youll rave.Coming off amphetamine can be bad,in my case,its a big NO NO withdrawl to extreme.It is normal to feel depressed,as it fills you with confidence,and a good feeling.It does damage the brain with long term use.....Ste.Q.
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not sure about this but i know you can use cold medicine to make meth. thats why you cant just buy it now.
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Facts About Methamphetamine\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMethamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant with a high potential abuse and dependence. A synthetic drug, methamphetamine is closely related chemically to amphetamine, but produces greater effects on the central nervous system. The drug's euphoric effects are similar to but longer lasting than those of cocaine. \n\nMethamphetamine takes the form of a white, odorless, and bitter-tasting crystalline powder, readily soluble in water or alcohol. Street methamphetamine is referred to by many names including "meth," "speed," "zip," "go-fast," "cristy," "chalk," and "crank." Pure methamphetamine hydrochloride, the smokable form of the drug, is called "L.A." or - because of its clear, chunky crystals- "ice" "crystal," "glass," or "quartz." \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMethods and Effects of Use\nMethamphetamine can be smoked, injected intravenously, snorted, or ingested orally. The drug alters mood in different ways, depending on how it is taken. Immediately after smoking or intravenous injection, the user experiences an intense "rush" or "flash" that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Smoking or injecting produces effects fastest, within 5 to 10 seconds. Snorting or ingesting orally produces euphoria - a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and ingesting orally produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes.\nEven small amounts of methamphetamine can produce euphoria, enhanced wakefulness, increased physical activity, decreased appetite, and increased respiration. Other central nervous system effects include athetosis (writhing, jerky, or flailing movements), irritability, insomnia, confusion, tremors, anxiety, aggression, hyperthermia, and convulsions. Hyperthermia and convulsions sometimes can result in death. \n\nCardiovascular side effects include chest pain and hypertension and sometimes can result in cardiovascular collapse and death. In addition, methamphetamine causes increased heart rate and blood pressure and sometimes can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, producing strokes. Methamphetamine abuse during pregnancy may result in prenatal complications, increased rates of premature delivery, and altered neonatal behavioral patterns.\n\nPsychological symptoms of prolonged methamphetamine abuse can resemble those of schizophrenia and are characterized by paranoia, hallucinations, repetitive behavior patterns, and formication (delusions of parasites or insects on the skin). Methamphetamine-induced paranoia can result in homicidal or suicidal thoughts. Although no characteristic physical signs of withdrawal are associated with methamphetamine abuse, users report drug craving, depressed mood, sleepiness, and hunger.\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nExtent of Use\nNIDA's 1996 Monitoring the Future study, which assessed the extent of drug use among 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders across the country, reports that:\n\nWhen high school seniors were asked if they had used crystal methamphetamine at least once in their lifetimes, 4.4 percent said they had-an increase from 2.7 percent in 1990;\n\nIn that same year, when high school seniors were asked if they had used crystal methamphetamine in the 12 months prior to the survey, 2.8 percent said they had-an increase from 1.3 percent in 1990.\n\nThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Drug Abuse Warning Network reports that from 1991 to 1994, the number of methamphetamine-related visits to hospital emergency departments more than tripled, from 4,887 to 17,397.\n\n\n------------------------
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You might try asking your doctor about Buprenorphine.  Used for many of the same uses as methadone but maybe wouldn't be as bad with the side effects.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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Many estimates are around 5% full recovery. Although it is interesting that in England where they prescribe heroin for certain medical conditions, that they seem to have virtually no problem weaning patients off of it. Perhaps if we used pharmaceutical grade heroin instead of methadone, we might have better results. Recovery from any drug addiction depends on amount, length and frequency of use. The prognosis is always better for people who have not used for more than a year.
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In larger cities you can probably find pain clinics.  Typically, methadone isn't used for simply pain management any longer, there are newer treatments that have been widely studied as being more effective with a lower risk of long term dependancy-  the pain clinics or pain management centers can determine from your medical past what has not worked and formulate a new and hopefully effective care plan for you.  It may be something as simple as a fentanyl lollipop or patch or it may be a drug combined with biofeedback therapy.  \ngood luck
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You can't buy it over the counter dork!  It's a prescription drug.  You can order it online from internet pharmacies though.  \n\nAmphetamines are given to children as young as 4 in the US.  It's a real pity.  There are literally millions of kids doped up these days.  ADHD drugs (Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta...) and Diet pills, (phentermine) are the most commonly found sources.
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Both are stimulants. Ritalin is a single drug. Adderal is a combination of four different stimulant salts mixed together- many folks agree it works better, provides better concentration without as much speedy effect. In a drug test it doesn't matter- the result will come back (with either med) as positive for amphetamines (which you can then prove you have a prescription for). Best not to share meds though.
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Yes and used for opioid dependence treatment.  Check out site below.  Think sobexin might be generic for suboxone.
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Hi,\nSure it's possible to stop using the meth. reduce your dose very slowly.  Also, ask your prescriber about Bupe( buephdorphin) SP?  It's an alternative, less strict guidelines and can be prescribed by your family doctor.  Usually prescribed when your at 30 mgs of methadone.  If you want to get off it, you can. Go slow and have plenty of support.  Good luck.
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Ritalin Withdrawal symptoms include but are not limited to: \nagitation, insomnia \nabdominal cramps \nnausea \nsevere emotional depression \nexhaustion \nanxiety
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Methamphetamines are not controlled by the FDA anyone with a recipe can make meth.  Meth is way more potent than Ritalin.