Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Tacoma, WA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Tacoma who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs offering this service in Tacoma, WA

• Tacoma Pierce County Health Department
  253-798-6576
  3629 South D Street
  Tacoma, WA. 98418
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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