Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Harvey, AR.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Harvey who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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