Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Bowling Green, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Bowling Green who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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