Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Indianola, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Indianola who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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