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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Greenback who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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