Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Hood, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hood who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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