Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Floresville, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Floresville who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type 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 behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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