Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Beaumont, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Beaumont who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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