Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Kokomo, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Kokomo who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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