Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Del Valle, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Del Valle who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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