Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Highland Home, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Highland Home who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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