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how effective are methadone programmes in treating addiction?
AO1
METHADONE
reduces cravings for other opioids and prevents withdrawal symptoms.
acts in the same way as heroine but without the negative effects.
only has to be administered once a day.
administered orally in form of liquid, pill or tablet
acts as an agonist at opioid receptors- activates receptors in same ways opioids would
methadone occupies other opioid receptor binding sites, diminishes any effect of another opioid- discourages someone from using other opioids
HEROINE
when someone who is dependent on opioids stops taking them abruptly, they face severe withdrawal. (muscle aches, stomach pains, fever and vomiting). instead of taking drugs to feel high they are now taking them to not feel sick
heroine is a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, has pain relieving effects and causes sense of euphoria
over time, body develops a tolerance to these drugs, body may decrease the amount of receptors or receptors less responsive thus you need to take large doses to have the same euphoria. leads to dependence and addiction
SYNAPSE
STATS/ FACTS
3,000 people who lose their lives to illicit drugs each year, and the grieving loved ones they leave behind.
financial cost of drug misuse is absolutely staggering. It currently costs society almost £20 billion a year
over 300,000 people are addicted to heroin in UK
300,000 users of heroin and responsible for nearly half of all burglaries, robberies and other acquisitive crime.
COST TO SOCIETY
emotional cost to families
140, 863 total users in UK 2021
NHS £500 million in last 5 years
A03
YES
more likely to help those forced into addiction who want to get better
BRINKAND HASSEN- reviewed number of studies and found that methadone does reduce heroin use
addresses withdrawal effects: shivering, shaking, flu like symptoms. acts as an agonist
NO
dependent on patients willingness and determination to stay clean. if not serious, treatment is less likely to work (personal aspects)
may be due to other factors. SLT role models and peer pressure
methadone is also an opioid drug- patients can end up getting addicted to its sedative effects
changes in circumstance, may relapse due to life problems, reason for getting clean not enough of a motivator
biological treatment does not work for everyone and their bodies. may have to use vicarious reinforcement