why do heroin addicts use methadone and still get high

[Honey75]

My husband attends a methadone program and is currently on 40 mg so he says but i know he is in a higher dosage, I need to know how can i help him get off the methadone, i am clean never used a day in my life and this is why we are having issues its like he wants to to get off but he is always putting excuses like its not easy you dont know what its like to be an addict and so forth please help any suggestions will be greatly appreciated

[dollface312]

40 mgs of methadone is a blocking dose- He would not feel the effects of the heroine.

[122 Tactical Fighter Group]

Even if he is not supplementing the methadone it is not an easy thing to stop.....the old cliche "he must want to.." is hard to bring into play when he is visiting a clinic and hasnt really bottomed out.  Some clinics do "blind dosing" where they lower the dose, at your request, but they do it without you knowing. This is suppossed to eliminate the anxiety that accompanies lowering a dose ...... might be something to think about - - most clinics do not seem very anxious to get you off the stuff.............

[sway1]

if he is doing both , it's most likely the "having your cake and eating it too" syndrome. i went through that many years ago. most places that distribute methadone do urine testing though, so i doubt if he can keep it up much longer. if i misunderstood your meaning, i apologize.     sway

[kim715]

Are you saying he's taking methadone and still using heroin or that he is getting high from his methadone dose?