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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Rosedale who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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