Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Bon Aqua, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Bon Aqua 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 wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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