Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Lake Minchumina, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Lake Minchumina who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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