Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Cocolalla, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Cocolalla who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to 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 neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis 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. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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