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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Hazelton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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