Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Downey, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Downey who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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