Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Coates, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Coates who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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