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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Brunswick who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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