Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Harrisville, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Harrisville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates 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 prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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