Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Box Elder, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Box Elder who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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