Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Graham, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Graham who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer involved 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 and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs In Graham, Click Here.