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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Groesbeck who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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