Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Birchwood, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Birchwood who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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