Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Riggins, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Riggins who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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