Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Paris, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Paris who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 daily 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. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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