Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Gulf Hammock, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Gulf Hammock who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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