Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Endicott, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Endicott who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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