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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Toone who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged 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. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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