Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Eielson AFB, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Eielson AFB who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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