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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Tullahoma who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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