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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Tennille who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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