Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - La Joya, NM.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in La Joya who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many 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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