Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Hassell, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Hassell who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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