Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Covington, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Covington who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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