Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Gifford, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Gifford who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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