Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Harmony, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Harmony who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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