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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Merit who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high 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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