Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Prospect, OH.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Prospect who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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