Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Washburn, TN.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Washburn who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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