Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Mc Connells, SC.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Mc Connells who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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