Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Dundas, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Dundas who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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