Is there a limit, or a ceiling/max individual dose of methadone, so to say, that a doctor can Rx?
470mg is a number I've never seen used in a conversation, and re: the laced joint, well, I don't think it's possible(coating a joint with methadone is certainly possible, but I don't believe one would experience any effects...positive or negative--other than taste---but then again I wasn't there, so who knows what's up ...I'm glad you survived.
Smoking weed certainly produces heart attack-light "symptoms"in my body, my heart-rate skyrockets, I become convinced that I am dying(which is the scariest part of the typical panic attack, wouldn't you say so fellow BL'ers who suffer weed-induced panic attacks, or pa's in general?
Also, while I understand your point lacey, I do appreciate the conflicting opinions of those on both sides of the argument. As a potential methadone patient, viewing all sides of the story is essential, but I also understand there may be other threads that house that debate...if so, could someone point me in the right direction? For what it's worth, I think the positives outweigh the negatives(of which there are plenty, nothing is perfect, not in this game). Currently I'm spending a ridiculous amount on opiates, and it's only a matter of time before I cross an ethical line or two and do some things I will regret...but at the same time "justify" the actions with junky logic.
So, I may give it a shot a for a few months, just to see how it affects my personality, outlook, and self-esteem among other things. Price will play a large part, and I will not have a problem going to the "shadiest" clinic to save a buck or two, as long the chemical given to me is the same regardless of overall price per month/visit/dose/etc...
I'll let y'all know what happens tomorrow, as I will go to two clinics(a "respected" one, that charges an arm and a leg, has rampant "trading"/dealing on or near the clinic grounds AND a public clinic that is a "problem", according to the opinion section in the newspaper. I just want to get a feel for the process, and possibly get started at one of the clinics, if it "feels" right. I guess I will not know the answer to that question until I've been on the drug for a month or two. Of course I'd prefer to quit cold turkey and stay opiate free, but my life, without opiates, isn't much of a life at all, so I'm going to experiment,