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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Webb who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused 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 which stimulates the same 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.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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