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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Northport 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 general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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