Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Leakesville, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Leakesville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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