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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Wesson who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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