Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Mount Sterling who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because 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 receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.
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