Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Gold Bar, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Gold Bar who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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