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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Maringouin who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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