Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Felt, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Felt who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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