Some practitioners believe that Dihydrocodeine can be useful as a detoxifying agent in reducing the withdrawal of an opiate dependency. Dihydrocodeine is usually used in the final part of the detoxification, usually when the methadone dose reaches around 15mg.
Dihydrocodeine is a shorter acting drug with less withdrawal symptoms, a relatively week opiate and is easier to reduce slowly without practical difficulties.
Doctors have seen patients that have become addicted to low doses of Dihydrocodeine (up to 450mg daily, In some instances, it may be beneficial to substitute the level of opiate use with oral Dihydrocodeine rather than with Methadone).
Dihydrocodeine is a shorter acting drug with less withdrawal symptoms, a relatively week opiate and is easier to reduce slowly without practical difficulties.
Doctors have seen patients that have become addicted to low doses of Dihydrocodeine (up to 450mg daily, In some instances, it may be beneficial to substitute the level of opiate use with oral Dihydrocodeine rather than with Methadone).