Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Bethpage, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Bethpage who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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