Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Leland, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Leland who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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