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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Wahkiacus who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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