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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Morgan who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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