Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Lillian, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Lillian who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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