Will it be easy for a person to gain access to methadone?

Question:

I know that this is used as a prescription medicine for those who are getting themselves treated for opiate addiction. However, will the people who aren't getting themselves treated be able to get methadone? I know that this can be addictive, so I was just wondering if non-addicts can gain access to this.

Answers:
Methadone is not easily available. This is typically administered inside drug rehabs. There are only around 700 methadone clinics in the nation, which makes some patients drive for hundreds of miles before they can get their daily dosage. Physicians who want to prescribe methadone will also have to get approval from the FDA and the Drug Enforcement Agency. This makes it hard for opioid addicts to get their dose of methadone.

No. There is no medicinal purpose of you obtaining Methadone. It is addicting, and has effects similar to Heroin/Opiates, albeit with a much longer half-life. The longer half-life is its reason for treating Opiate addicts. You do not need to, nor should you seek, taking Methadone.

It is used for chronic pain control too, not just opiate addiction.

They sometimes use it for very severe cancer pain. They don't use it often because it is so strong.

I really doubt a regular person can get it.

Will it be easy for a person to gain access to methadone?

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