Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Erwin, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Erwin who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be 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 considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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