Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Marrero, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Marrero who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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