Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Salem, SC.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Salem who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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