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Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Coupeville, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Coupeville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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