Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Southern Pines, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Southern Pines who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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