Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Romulus, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Romulus who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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