Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Sturgis, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Sturgis who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification 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 very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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