Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Dry Creek, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Dry Creek who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved 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. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs In Dry Creek, Click Here.