Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Diberville, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Diberville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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