Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Fort White, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Fort White who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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