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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Porthill who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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