Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Estherwood, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Estherwood who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior 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 receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered far 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 because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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