Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Forsyth, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Forsyth who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, 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 they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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