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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hunters who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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