Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Webster, TX.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Webster who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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