Cramping or pain in a leg caused by poor blood circulation. This condition is frequently caused by hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Intermittent claudication occurs only at certain times, usually after exercise, and is relieved by rest.
RESULTS: 22% (29/129) of respondents admitted to abusing gabapentinoids, and of these, 38% (11/29) abused gabapentinoids in order to potentiate the 'high' they obtained from methadone. CONCLUSIONS: Gabapentinoid abuse along with methadone has not previously been described.
The addiction to heroin or another opiate is simply transferred to a less problematic drug. Many people taking methadone do not like attending methadone clinics for their daily dose. But when methadone is given to addicts for use at home, the risk of overdosing and/or selling the drug illegally to purchase heroin increases.