Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Hagerman, NM.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Hagerman who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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