Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Hagerman, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hagerman who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior 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 stimulates the same neurons 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 involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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