Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Reardan, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Reardan who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven 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 stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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