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

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

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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