Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Sharpsburg, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Sharpsburg who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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