Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Brewton, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Brewton who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven 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 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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