Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Chevak, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Chevak who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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