Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Delta City, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Delta City who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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