Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Hammond, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hammond who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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