Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Dos Palos, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Dos Palos who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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