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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Forkland who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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