Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Ericson, NE.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Ericson who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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