That someone told you you need to be on methadone for Darvocet/Vicodin addiction and that they told you you could expect to be on it for 8 to 9 years makes my head feel like it's going to pop.
There's a reason they call it the treatment industry. Remember that. They're in it to make money, and methadone is very expensive.
NA doesn't cost a dime. If you toss a buck or two in the basket, great, but you don't have to. And unless you're a real morning person and have a.m. meetings available, you don't have to rise before dawn to get there.
Peace & Love,
Sugah