Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Black, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Black who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since 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 and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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