Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Polson, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Polson who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

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

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