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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Hayden who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification 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 very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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