Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Ferdinand, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Ferdinand who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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