Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Calera, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Calera who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors 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 therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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