Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Kaufman, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Kaufman who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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