Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Kongiganak, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Kongiganak who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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