Is It Illegal To Buy Methadone?

Methadone is a drug of the class opiates, which also includes morphine, heroin and codeine, known for its analgesic property as well as its ability to diminish the body's addiction to other opiates. The drug in most cases is taken orally in solution form and produces somewhat similar effects as compared to morphine and heroin though to a lesser extent.

The drug is classified as a Schedule II drug in the United States and its use is heavily restricted obtained for use in medical programs such as the one launched in the US to alleviate addiction to heroin known as Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) or by way of special prescriptions.

However in the UK its availability is less regulated and the drug is obtainable by way of a simple doctor's prescription. Though it is not illegal to buy methadone the drug is not available in most pharmacies owing to its association with heroin addiction treatment as well as being an opiate class drug itself. The drug has been known to cause severe reactions in some people especially when taken in combination with substances like alcohol or other analgesics and the numbers of fatalities due to methadone intake have risen considerably in recent times.

Im an heroin addict and need help?

It depends upon what country you are in, and what you need the methadone for.  In Ontario, Canada, Methadone is a highly controlled substance, and cannot be obtained without a prescription from a specially certified doctor and pharmacist.  To purchase it any other way, such as via an online pharmacy is illegal and considered drug dealing.  Ontario's government, through the Ministry of Health runs a Methadone Maintenance Treatment program, and that program provides harm reduction through the use of Methadone for some 14,000 + people.  80% of those treated in the program use Methadone to either treat chronic pain or oxycodone addiction, and the remaining 20% are heroin addicts.  So, if you're buying methadone without the supervision of a doctor, you are not only doing something illegal, but putting your health and life at great risk.
If you are a heroin addict and you want to kick your heroin habit, see your doctor and get supervised treatment.  Do not purchase methadone online, because any pharmacy that would sell you methadone without a prescription is likely breaking the law and may even be selling you a counterfeit drug full of poisonous heavy metals.  Methadone when used properly and under the supervision of a doctor can be very effective in helping to kick a drug addiction or a chronic pain problem.  If you're serious about kicking your heroin addiction, please see your doctor and go about things the right way.