Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Camden, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Camden who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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