Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Gustavus, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Gustavus who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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