Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Cedartown, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Cedartown who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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