Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Breeding who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.
Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.
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