Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Indianola, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Indianola who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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 other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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