Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - West Yellowstone, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in West Yellowstone who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to 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 neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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