Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Ridgeland, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Ridgeland who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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