Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Anaktuvuk Pass, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Anaktuvuk Pass who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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