Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Emmons, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Emmons who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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 other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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