Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Cheney, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Cheney who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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