Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Bristol, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Bristol who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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