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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Morse who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

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

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