Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Randolph, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Randolph who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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