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!

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!

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".

HBO seems to be--pardon the pun--addicted to producing documentaries about drugs and drug addiction. From the sensationalistic and not terribly enlightening Crank: Made In America to the remarkable Dope Sick Love, Home Box Office can't seem to get enough of America's love affair with narcotics and other controlled substances. Thankfully, Methadonia is more than just another example of the pornography of despair, and serves to enlighten viewers about the Methadone experience and how recently developed psychotropics interact with it. The film focuses on a half dozen New York junkies over an 18 month period and their struggles with coping with not only their addictions to heroin and mood elevators but with the detox from Methadone itself. You'll gain a new appreciation for the hardships these folks live through, and the courage it takes for them to try to reclaim a normal life. Moving and uplifting, Methadonia is essential viewing for documentary fans.