Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Klawock, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Klawock who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven 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 stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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