Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Littleton, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Littleton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it 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. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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