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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Chelsea who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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