Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Allons, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Allons 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 activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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