Hi Mike,
This is another reason why I am no longer taking Opioids. I have been on the Duragesic patch, and Dilaudid which is pretty much street heroin. Here is a article about it.
http://www.heroinaddiction2.com/dilaudid.htm
This is why Methadone probably doesn't work for reg. heroin addicts, it's still a opioid. Roz