Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Lucerne Valley, CA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Lucerne Valley who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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