Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Peterman, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Peterman who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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