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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Noxapater who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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