Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Roxboro, NC.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Roxboro who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors 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 have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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