Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Independence, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Independence who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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