Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Mascotte, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Mascotte who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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 have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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