Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Encinal, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Encinal who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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