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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Choudrant who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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