Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Natchez, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Natchez who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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