Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Perham who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.
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