Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Haddock who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.
People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.
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