Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Aulander, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Aulander who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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