Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Newtonia, MO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Newtonia who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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