Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Echo, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Echo who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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