Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Mc Ewen, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Mc Ewen who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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