Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Pelican, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Pelican who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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