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Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Baton Rouge who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.
Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.
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