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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Loma who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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