Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Indian, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Indian who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high 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 very high.

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