Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Fort Thompson, SD.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Fort Thompson who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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