Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Inkom, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Inkom who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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 involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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