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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Weston who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors 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.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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