Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Issaquah, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Issaquah who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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