Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Harperville, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Harperville who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method 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 driven by their addiction due to 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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