Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Melbourne Beach, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Melbourne Beach who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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