Methadone rumors really bug me. Even though every MMT clinic has pamphlets full of myths vs the facts, they continue to be spread by users, MMT patients and the media/laypersons:
-Methadone was named for Adolf Hitler and was originally called "Adolphine" (this is spread as fact by the "Church Of Scientology" for whatever thats worth 8))
-Methadone rots your bones
-Methadone causes you to get cavaties, rots your gums, makes you lose your teeth
-Methadone is more addictive than Heroin
Then all of the lovely Bupe myths:
-There are no withdrawals when you quit taking Buprenorphine
-Buprenorphine works better than Methadone
-It is pointless to use more than 8mg a day (for all my friends in OD who love them little doses
)
-Buprenorphine is not addictive
Painkiller myths have been covored pretty well here. Some more:
-Ibuprofen gets you high (a girl I knew in highschool repeatedly took prescription Ibuprofen in the same manner she did Percocet, Vicodin, etc and reported similar effects)
-OxyContin is synthetic Heroin
-Sharing a needle with someone will give you AIDS/Hep (regardless of whether the person you share a needle with has said disease
)