Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Charenton, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Charenton who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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