Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Fort Gratiot, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Fort Gratiot who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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