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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Clermont who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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