Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Scottsboro, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Scottsboro who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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