Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Dayton, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Dayton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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