Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Loretto, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Loretto who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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