Methadone Saves Lives

Methadone is a long-acting opioid, or narcotic, medication. It's an effective and legal substitute for prescription opioids or heroin.

Methadone helps to stabilize the lives of people who are dependent on prescription opioids or heroin, and to reduce the harm related to drug use. Methadone has been used in treatment programs since the mid-1960s in Ontario.

Below you will find links to resources and information about methadone maintenance treatment and opioid dependence.

Information for Individuals Considering MMT

Click here to access a brief introduction to MMT for clients

Click here to access CAMH’s comprehensive client handbook on MMT

Click here to access information about the safety of methadone (and other drugs) if you are pregnant

Information on Specific Drugs

Do You Know Methadone

Do You Know Heroin

Do You Know Opioids

Straight Talk Street Methadone

Straight Talk Oxycontin

New Resources

DVD & User Guide - Prescription for Addiction (Short Version) Kit - Available in English Only

Prescription Painkillers and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Brochure

To find a Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program

Methadone is a controlled medication and can only be prescribed by a physician. To find out if there is a physician in your community who prescribes methadone, contact the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario at 416-967-2600 ext 661.

Some addiction treatment programs also provide methadone maintenance treatment. To find an addiction treatment program in your community, contact the Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART) at 1-800-565-8603 or go to www.connexontario.ca.

For more information about CAMH’s Opioid Dependence Clinic, click here.

News

Prescription Painkillers and Ontario Students:

The non-medical use of opioid pain killers, such as Percocet, ranked 3^rd at 21% as the most commonly used drug among Ontario students and 72% of Ontario students obtain opioid pain killers from home. To learn more about this study, visit these links: 2007 OSDUHS: Drug Report Highlights and 1977-2007 Drug Use Among Ontario Students.
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Methadone Saves Lives

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