Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Enville, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Enville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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