Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Kosciusko, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Kosciusko who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates 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 prescription pain killers.

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

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