Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Jayess, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Jayess who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural 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.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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