Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Packwood, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Packwood who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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