Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Penney Farms, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Penney Farms who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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