Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Emmett, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Emmett who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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