Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Windy Hills, KY.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Windy Hills who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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