"Gee whiz, I didn't think they prescribed methadone to anyone unless they were opiate addicts in the first place."
Methadone is commonly used for pain. I was on it for about 2 years for pain caused by herniated discs.
There is no "high" to it.
That could depend on how many milligrams a person is on. It may not be a high like heroin/dilaudid/morphine, etc., but it is a high.
But I sure didn't know the prescribed it for pain in the US. Seems like over-kill to give the guy methadone AND morphine.