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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Robbinsville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize 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 detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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