What is methadone maintenance therapy

With the neurobiology of the ongoing in-depth study of drug use had been proved to be vulnerable to a relapse of the chronic brain diseases. As a result, as the majority of chronic diseases (such as diabetes, high blood pressure), drug abuse also need to be taken to maintain the long-term drug treatment. In recent years, to reduce dependence on heroin for drug addicts to control AIDS in drug users in the spread and reduce drug-related crimes, started in some parts of our country's drug users in methadone maintenance treatment to carry out experimental work. Methadone maintenance therapy through a longer period or long-term use oral methadone to treat heroin addiction of drug addicts, at the same time with psychological treatment, behavioral intervention, and other comprehensive measures to achieve the ultimate reduction of drug demand and harm. Methadone is a synthetic narcotic drugs, strict state control of narcotic drugs. Taking oral methadone can be effective in controlling heroin, opium addiction up to 24-36 hours. In the maintenance treatment of taking appropriate doses of oral methadone, so that users will not be over-sedation and excitement generated at the same time the side effects of methadone small.