Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Intercession City, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Intercession City who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural 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.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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