Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Bald Knob, AR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Bald Knob who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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