Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - South Houston, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in South Houston who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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