Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Hallock, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Hallock who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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