Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Minnetonka Beach, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Minnetonka Beach who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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