Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Grand Coteau, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Grand Coteau who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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