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Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Ocean Shores, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Ocean Shores who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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