Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Clyde Park, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Clyde Park who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some 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 far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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