Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Bonney Lake, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Bonney Lake who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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