Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - North Myrtle Beach, SC.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in North Myrtle Beach who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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