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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Oakfield who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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