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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Hernando who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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