Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Solvang, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Solvang who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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