Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Arlington, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Arlington who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

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

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