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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Taylor who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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