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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Marble who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities 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 which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

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

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