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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Robinsonville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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