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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Belmont who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused 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 activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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