Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Sargent, NE.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Sargent who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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