Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Glenbrook, NV.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Glenbrook who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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