Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Granite Bay, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Granite Bay who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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 other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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