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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Sabin who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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