Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Amanda Park, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Amanda Park who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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