Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Goldonna, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Goldonna who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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