Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Emmonak, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Emmonak who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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