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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Fisher who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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