Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Jamestown, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Jamestown who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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