Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Frazee, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Frazee who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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