Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Ava, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Ava who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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