Myths

1. People on methadone maintenance don’t need pain medicine for dental work or other pain-inducing events. 

FACT: http://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/aboutmethadone.pdf, page 28.

2. Replacing heroin use with methadone maintenance is just substituting one addiction for another.

FACT: https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/principles-drug-addiction-treatment-research-based-guide-third-edition/frequently-asked-questions/use-medications-methadone-buprenorphine

3. Pregnant women need to get off of methadone maintenance.

FACT: http://advocatesforpregnantwomen.org/MethadoneFAQ.pdf

4. Women can't breastfeed while on methadone maintenance.
FACT: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search2/r?dbs+lactmed:@term+@DOCNO+367

5. Methadone deaths are due to addicts and methadone maintenance clinics.

FACT: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842557/