Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Buffalo, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Buffalo who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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