Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Saucier, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Saucier who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute 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 financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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