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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Whatley who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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