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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Grapeview who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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