Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Holton, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Holton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities 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 and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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