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As a child I was once in a english class for people in rehab from heroin. This was Spain in the early 90s and most of them had been addicts fOr more than 10 yea
by omegant 13y ago
As a child I was once in a english class for people in rehab from heroin. This was Spain in the early 90s and most of them had been addicts fOr more than 10 years.
They were definitely affected neurologically, they were like a bit in slow motion and could disengage from their sorroundings quite easily.
They were in the last part of the therapy, almost ready to go home, but I can't tell if that was an effect of a substitution therapy( at the time it was methadone), or they had a permanent cognitive damage.
- girvo 13y agoMethadone, at least in my experience, really does "zombify" you. It has really pronounced CNS depressant effects. It's basically no different from Heroin in how it affects your state of mind: that's why I personally chose Suboxone as my ORT drug.
- jnbiche 13y agoI've done high-level cognitive activities like programming for 5 years of methadone therapy with little to no problems. I took the GRE on methadone therapy and did better than when I was on no opiates 10+ years ago. Used properly, methadone's side effects can be minimized to almost none in most patients. I tend to get sleepy after lunch, but I honestly can't tell if that's the methadone. Most of the "zombified" methadone users are way overmedicated, usually because this is the state they are seeking.
- girvo 13y ago> Most of the "zombified" methadone users are way overmedicated, usually because this is the state they are seeking. I agree entirely :)