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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Lapwai who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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