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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Nuiqsut who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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