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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Slagle who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method 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 caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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