Methadone Explosion view two

by Gloria Ssali

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25.000 x 30.000 inches

Title

Methadone Explosion view two

Artist

Gloria Ssali

Medium

Sculpture - Ceramics

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Methadone Addiction
It was during the latter half of the 1990s that the problem of methadone addiction emerged as a serious issue. There were cases of methadone overdoses as well that made a dramatic impact in awareness of methadone addiction and abuse. It indicated a trend among drug addicts to switch their loyalties to methadone in the absence of other drugs that were normally used. As a result, the FDA gave their green signal of approval to use a substitute for methadone in treating drug addicts. The name of the substitute is Buprenorphine, which is a drug belonging to the narcotic category and is effective in curbing emergence of withdrawal symptoms in addicts who are dependent on the drug. Another drug known as Levomethadyl acetate is also used in place of methadone.

With these facts on methadone addiction, the hope of the future lies drastically in reducing the growing figures in drug dependent addicts
Hence my interest in creating a piece that reflected my experience in this area. Here the methadone is first measured in a conical measure as pictured before being given to a patient although new regulations mean this may changethe spillover and literal explosion of cases many of which are not successfully weaned off their dependence to methadone are of concern.

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February 6th, 2011

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