Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Bettles Field, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Bettles Field who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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