Methadone for Loratab addiction

I need advice. My husband is addicted to loratabs. He has been for about 6 yrs. He'll burn through 40  10's in a weekend if he's got them. It's ruined our family in every way possible, job loss, financial trouble etc.. He's been wanting to get off of them for some time now, and we didn't have the insurance or the money until now... kinda. We now have insurance and he went to a treatment center on Monday to get help. He came home and told me they put him on 40 mg methadone daily. This BOTHERS me bad! I feel like he's trading one for the other. From what I can see methadone is harder to get off of than the loratabs he was on. I found out today that the facility he's going to in not in network, and it's really going to cost us out the nose. I don't know what to do? We're living paycheck to paycheck now, and sometimes not making it. I don't have an extra $100 to give this place a week. We cannot afford in-patient treatment because we are dependent on both incomes. And I'm scared to death this methadone will only make him worse or kill him. I don't know what to do? Has anybody had to deal with a situation like this?

[Bubulous]

I am posting to offer some support but I don't have first hand knowledge of Methadone.  It doesn't sound like you have a whole lot of options and I hate to say it but you may have to give it a try.  It is likely cheaper to pay 100 dollars a week for the Methadone than however much the tabs are costing.  I am just thinking realistically.  Treatment is likely going to be necessary for him eventually but time will tell when that is.  Like I said I don't know much about Methadone and I don't take sides on it.  If anything else is an option I would pick that but work with what you have and take it day by day....good luck.

[InHell72]

Thank you :)