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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Lambert who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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