Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Talladega, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Talladega who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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