Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Tunica, LA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Tunica who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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