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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Rhine who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. 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 using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 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 might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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