Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Fort Gaines, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Fort Gaines who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on 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 neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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