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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Rincon who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates 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 prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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