Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Coaling, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Coaling who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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