Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Sacramento, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Sacramento who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

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

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