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Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Jackson who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.
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