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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Watson who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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