Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Baker, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Baker who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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