Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Meridianville, AL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Meridianville who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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