Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Drake, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Drake who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like 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 other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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