Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Hineston, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hineston who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates 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 must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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