Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Alapaha, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Alapaha who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which 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.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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