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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Culloden who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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