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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Sidney 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 behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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