Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Wiley, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Wiley who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using 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 neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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