Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Richland, SC.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Richland who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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