Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Sault St.e Marie, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Sault St.e Marie who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know 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 detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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