Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Nunam Iqua, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Nunam Iqua who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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