Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Elberton, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Elberton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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