Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Wellington, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Wellington who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on 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. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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