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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Keller who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis 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, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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