Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Bonnerdale, AR.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Bonnerdale who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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