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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Charlottesville who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to 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 detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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