Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Seymour, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Seymour who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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