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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Monroe who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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