Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Acton, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Acton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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