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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Weidman who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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