Posted by momofdnd on August 2, 2006, at 9:53:09
In reply to Rehabilitate Meth as a medication, posted by med_empowered on July 11, 2006, at 3:22:57
I used meth daily for several years. I also have ADHD but was not diagnosed with it until early in 2005. I went to the Doctor in 2005, told them that I was addicted to meth and needed help quitting. Of course, what I wanted was a legal drug with the same affects as Meth. Since I had been using meth in the past, no one would prescribe me anything that contained any type of stimulant because they were afraid I would abuse the drug.After a couple sessions the Doctor determined that it would be okay to prescibe my a stimulant based on my life style and character. At first they gave me 36mg of concerta daily. After a year and a half I am up to 72 ml of conerta plus 10mg of ritalin in the evening. This has help curve my desire for meth although it is not the same effect. As for abusing the drugs, I take the concerta faithly but tend to abuse the ritalin. I haven't done any meth for a year or more but that doesn't mean that I am not tempted on occasion. Bottom line in my opinion, It is possible to use these types of drugs to help rehabilitate some meth users but I doubt that it would work for most.
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