Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Larose, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Larose who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates 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 other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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