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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Noxon who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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