Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Bellingham, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Bellingham who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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