Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Picabo, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Picabo who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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