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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Point Hope who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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