Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - West Jordan, UT.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in West Jordan who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven 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 which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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