Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Rough And Ready, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Rough And Ready who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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