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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Linden who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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