Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Longbranch, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Longbranch who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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