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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Harriston who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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