The Law

Methadone is a schedule II drug which means it can not be sold without approval from the DEA, and it's illegal to have without a prescription. It may be given for pain in the U.S. as well as a treatment for dependency. "Patients are usually given liquid methadone and are watched by the clinic nurses."(Erowid) As of January 2008 manufactures of methadone above 40mg can only sell the product to lincensed for drug rehabilitaion clinics, this is of course due to the DEA. As of May 22, 2008 the DEA issued a final rule about how many patients a rehab clinic can prescribe narcotics to. (The Final Rule)