Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Mansfield, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Mansfield who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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