Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Camden, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Camden who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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