Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Clover, SC.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Clover who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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