Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Sargent, GA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Sargent who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. 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 using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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