Methadone Starting Dose: How Doctors Calculate It

Methadone starting dose decisions are based on clinical judgment, withdrawal symptoms, and individual patient factors. The first dose of methadone you receive in treatment is not a standard amount. It is a clinical judgment call, and how we make that call matters more than most patients realize. Too low, and you spend your first day […]
One More Chance: David’s Road to Recovery

A Life That Came Apart Slowly, Then All at Once David served in the United States Air Force. His discharge was under less than honorable conditions, a fact that would follow him for decades and cut him off from the Veterans Affairs benefits he later desperately needed. What came after the military was a long […]