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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Zenia 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 abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors 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 therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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