Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Belle Meade, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Belle Meade who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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