Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Bonita, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Bonita who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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