Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Buhl, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Buhl who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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