Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - New Brockton, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in New Brockton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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