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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Zillah who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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