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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Georgetown who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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