Facts
- Irreversible physical side effects due to inhalant abuse can include bone marrow damage when gasoline is used for "huffing'.
- The FDA has urged physicians to use great caution when prescribing methadone, because of the potential for respiratory distress and dangerous changes in an individual's heart beat that cannot be felt by the patient.
- An individual who is considering ending use of central nervous system depressants, or who has stopped and is suffering withdrawal should seek medical treatment due to the dangers involved in withdrawal from CNS depressants.
- Methadone users who are pregnant are at risk of premature labor or having a miscarriage if they abruptly stop using the drug, and many women choose to continue using methadone throughout their pregnancy to minimize these risks.
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