Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Kellyton, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Kellyton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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