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Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Cottonwood Falls, KS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Cottonwood Falls who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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