Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Cleveland, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Cleveland who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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