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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Hydaburg who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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