Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Houlka, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Houlka who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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