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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Maben who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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