Effects of Methadone on the Brain

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name's John Bosworth, I'm a licensed Mental Health counselor in St. Pete, Florida. I'd like to speak about the effects of Methadone on the brain. Methadone is basically a rigorously well tested medication that's used mostly for opiate addictions. And how it's used in opiate addictions is when, when, when a person takes Methadone, it blocks the opioid receptor in the brain, and when the opioid receptor in the brain is blocked by Methadone, the effects of heroin or some of the other opiates that the person is addicted to are not felt the same, and they don't get the same euphoric rush, or the same high when they take, when they take the other opiate. And what happens is, because Methadone is a lot longer lasting, and the with drawl effects are a lot smaller, or a lot, a lot less intense, the, the Methadone actually acts as a blocking agent so the, the person addicted to heroin, or some of the other opiates actually does not feel the effects of the heroin, or the other opiates while their body, the, the brain receptor and the opioid receptor is blocked, so their body actually doesn't signal the craving, or the need for that. And Methadone being a longer, longer acting drug, actually helps the addict break out of the cycle of using continually, and on a continuous basis. My name's John Bosworth, and I'm speaking about the effects of Methadone on the brain."