Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Dixon, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Dixon who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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