Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Topanga, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Topanga who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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