Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Jacksonville, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Jacksonville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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