Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Garnerville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.
Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.
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