Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Rockvale, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Rockvale who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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