Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Mica, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Mica who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people 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. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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