Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Nettleton, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Nettleton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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