Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Yellow Pine, ID.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Yellow Pine who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused 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 which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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