Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Carmen, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Carmen who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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