Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Belle, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Belle who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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