Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Richland, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Richland who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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