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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Levelock who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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