Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Wisdom, MT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Wisdom who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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