Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Ruby, AK.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Ruby who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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