Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Elm Mott, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Elm Mott who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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