Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Eastanollee, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Eastanollee who are dependent and addicted to 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 wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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