Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Winstonville, MS.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Winstonville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven 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 stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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