Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Cimarron who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.
People involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.
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