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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Sardis who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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