granthaas This "Millie" cannot be a licensed therapist or drug and alcohol counselor. If so, this movie should be sent to her licensing board. She is profane and disturbing as a group leader. She has no sense of what harm reduction really is... Would you rather someone get a high legally and safely or would you rather have them robbing stores, people, anything for money? SOOO MUCH VERBAL ABUSE!!!! Blah Blah Blah, how are you dealing with your (profanity) pain, mental issues... how can you speak to a person like that Millie? Thats a person, a human being your speaking with. Its not a garbage can. Get some therapy for yourself. You make me sick!

clayrogers Keep in mind that this video is filmed in the Lower East side of NYC. I am a methadone patient also, living in Madison, WI. The people that attend my clinic are normal everyday people, they don't talk and look like the crazies in this film. While some of us might be abusing other drugs while maintaining ourselves on methadone, most of us are genuinely trying to change and start a new life. Opiate addiction is something that spans across many ages and lifestyles nowadays with the rising popularity of OxyContin as well as Heroin in the cities and suburbs of America. It is possible to be on methadone and live a completely normal life, I think methadone is the cure, not simply a stepping stone on the way to some ultimate "recovery" that is never going to happen for most of us unfortunately. I enjoyed this film however, even though i think it makes methadone patients look like complete losers and junkies. Just remember this only shows a very small portion of the methadone community and doesn't speak for all of us!

ford-jj21 Methadonia tells a sad and depressing story. It follows the life of a handful of methadone patients. All are in a state of despair, and I couldn't help but feeling sympathetic for them.The most charismatic and most lovable character, Steve, is truly the substance of the film and the reason why you keep watching.I also liked this documentary because it never veered too far politically. But in a way, I wish it had. Apparently methadone clinics are private industries and it pays to keep patients. I would have liked more investigation on this to bring this situation to light.This doesn't tell as good of a story as say "Hoop Dreams" or documentaries like that, but it does a worthy job of giving a glimpse into the part of American life that most people (fortunately) don't get to see.

Spuzzlightyear Methadonia is a (excuse the pun) dip into the lives of several people trying to get over Methadone, which can be as addicting, sometimes even more so, then Heroin. They all go to a drop in for Meth addicts to get help trying to overcome Methadone. Apparently, it's damn hard to get off the stuff, and what's more shocking, the 'Methadone industry' will try damn hard to make sure you're addicted.I liked this film, all the characters in this were highly interesting, some were slightly crazy (like the gal who was having her 3rd kid, her first kids taken away from her). I mean, all in all I was rooting for some of these people, and some I was saying "Oh Dear".