Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Winterhaven, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Winterhaven who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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