Methadone asap help needed

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Claire page
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Date Feb 16th, 2012 07:06 Methadone asap help needed

Hello, I have been asked to treat a group of addicts but they are all on high doses of methadone, from my experience hypnotherapy does not have a good affect on methadone users as they are quite spaced out anyway and the sugestions do not seem to sink in, can anyone help please or confirm this? I need advice quite quickly please as its a volunteer project working with addicts. Thanks in advance xxx

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Susie
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Date Mar 04th, 2012 04:29 Re: Methadone asap help needed

First off let me say Kudos to you. This is a difficult area to work in. I concure with you, any client under the influence is going to have difficulty, especially if they are on high doses of methadone. I think you are on the right track, but it would be better if the clients werent on high doses.

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Claire page
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Date Mar 13th, 2012 08:58 Re: Methadone asap help needed

just what i was thinking, i can hypnotise them but the suggestions dont stick in! x

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Mike
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Date Apr 08th, 2012 04:05 Re: Methadone asap help needed

Don't know if it's any help, I've been on methadone for 15 yrs, very bad drug to quit. Probably worse than heroin. Try to get subjects to reduce as much as possible before attempting cessation. Some people might just have to take it for life.....

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Date Apr 12th, 2012 10:38 Re: Methadone asap help needed

Hi, I have worked with methadone users for many years in differing situations. If treated in the right way hypnotherapy can be very succsessful. methadone is not really a drug you take to get "spaced out as you put it" lol. it is a drug to stop the physical cravings for heroin. what i would advice like the other coment that you dont go for complete stopping of the methadone you just work on a good steady planned reduction. the last thing you want is for clients to fall back into bad habbits. this would be alot easier if you are working one to one but it can aslo be successful in a group. if you would like to chat to me about drug treatment of ask question please feel free to contact me through my web site. www.insighthypnotherapy.org as i said i have worked within the field of drug treatment for about 15 years. hope all goes well good luck.

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