Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Vining, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Vining who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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