Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Dowelltown, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Dowelltown who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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