Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Glasco, KS.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Glasco who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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