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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Tunica who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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