Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Edmonds, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Edmonds who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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