Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Stevenson, MD.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Stevenson who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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