Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Gruetli Laager, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Gruetli Laager who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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