Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Cypress Inn, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Cypress Inn who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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