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

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

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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