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Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Knoxville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.
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