Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Brier, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Brier who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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