Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Stonewall, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Stonewall who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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