Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Frenchmans Bayou, AR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Frenchmans Bayou who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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