Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Greensboro, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Greensboro who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

For All Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs In Greensboro, Click Here.