Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - St. Joseph, MI.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in St. Joseph who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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