Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Covington, LA.

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

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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