Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Bath, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Bath who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging 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 because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

For All Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities In Bath, Click Here.