Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Rydal, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Rydal who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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