Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Planada, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Planada who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms 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 should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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