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Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Lakewood who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.
Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.
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