Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Zephyrhills, FL.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Zephyrhills who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to 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 neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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