Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Register, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Register who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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