Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Pilot Point, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Pilot Point who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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