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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Clinton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural 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.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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