Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Leadore, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Leadore who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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