Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Lake Lotawana, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Lake Lotawana who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning 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 programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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