Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Clayton, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Clayton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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