Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Monterey who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.
Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.
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