Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Kanawha, IA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Kanawha who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven 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 stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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