Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Ironsides, MD.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Ironsides who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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