Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Sebeka, MN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Sebeka 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 people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox 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 considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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