Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Courtland, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Courtland who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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