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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Pocatello who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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