Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Bogalusa, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Bogalusa who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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