Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Sulphur, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Sulphur who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons 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 dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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