Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Lincolnton, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Lincolnton who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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