Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Jena, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Jena who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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