Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Lakesite, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Lakesite who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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