Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Stanton, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Stanton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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