Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Elk Park, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Elk Park who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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