Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Hitterdal, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Hitterdal who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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