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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Westover who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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