Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Marion, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Marion who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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