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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Vantage who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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