Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Bowman, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Bowman who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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