Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Land O Lakes, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Land O Lakes who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged 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 and 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on 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 moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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