Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Clovis, NM.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Clovis who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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