Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Lake Lure, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Lake Lure who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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