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Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Marquette who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates 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.
Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.
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