Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Potter Valley, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Potter Valley who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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