Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Lake Henry, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Lake Henry who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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