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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Seabeck who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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