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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Husser who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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