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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Tupman 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 concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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