Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Can anyone order methadone legallly?

Curently I am prescibed methadone at a local clinic. The cost is really starting to cause a financial problem. Without it my day is ruined.
Answer:
No, it cannot be bought, it has to be prescribed.
Only doctors, it is still a controlled substance. You may be able to find a clinic that has a sliding scale to better offset the cost. But you should really be working on how to get off the Methadone. Going from an illegal addiction to a legal prescribed addiction is still a problem and will still kill you!
As a controlled substance, there has to be a documented "chain of custody." While a COC can be established via mail order, it's actually quite expensive since it requires special personnel.

As someone else suggested, talk to the clinic to see if they have a sliding scale. And, yes, you should focus on getting off it.

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