Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - San Acacia, NM.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in San Acacia who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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