Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Littlerock, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Littlerock who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered 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 successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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