Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Deadwood, SD.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Deadwood who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up 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 which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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