Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Summers, AR.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Summers who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven 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 neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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