Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Nogal, NM.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Nogal who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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