Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Mexico Beach, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Mexico Beach who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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