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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Lyon who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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