Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Madison, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Madison who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on 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 receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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