Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Lakefield, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Lakefield who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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