Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Folsom, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Folsom who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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