Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Old Mission, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Old Mission who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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