Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Kempton, IN.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Kempton who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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