Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Water Valley, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Water Valley who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on 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 moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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