Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Elberta, UT.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Elberta who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors 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 involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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