Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Heflin, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Heflin who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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