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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Deville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people 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 and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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