My prediction is....once drs really start to grasp methadone's power and potential, you will see pharm companies making much smaller doses like 5mg, 1mg, even .5mg. Those are safe starting doese for opiate naive patients.

Methadone, when taken properly, is a nearly perfect drug all the way around. When I take oxycontin, I'm counting the hours til my next dose. When I take methadone, sometimes I forget to take a dose. There is no cravings with methadone, works just as good if not better and is expotentially cheaper. Month worth of oxy costs $1300. Month of methadone costs $40. Now you know why the pharm companies never pushed for Methadone to be prescribed for chronic pain.