Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Leander, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Leander who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused 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 activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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